to dress decently

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• decently — adverb 1. in a decent manner (Freq. 1) they don t know how to dress decently • Ant: ↑indecently • Derived from adjective: ↑decent 2. in the right manner please do your job properly! …   Useful english dictionary

• dress — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 piece of clothing ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, elegant, gorgeous ▪ plain, simple ▪ She looked elegant in a simple black dress. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• decently — adv. Decently is used with these verbs: ↑dress …   Collocations dictionary

• Decently — decent de cent (d[=e] sent), a. [L. decens, decentis, p. pr. of decere to be fitting or becoming; akin to decus glory, honor, ornament, Gr. dokei^n to seem good, to seem, think; cf. Skr. d[=a][,c] to grant, to give; and perh. akin to E. attire,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hijab — n. headscarf worn by Muslim women to cover their hair; custom in Muslim societies of women to dress decently outdoors …   English contemporary dictionary

• hijabs — n. headscarf worn by Muslim women to cover their hair; custom in Muslim societies of women to dress decently outdoors …   English contemporary dictionary

• DEREKH EREẒ — (Heb. דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ; way of the world ), desirable behavior of a man toward his fellows, in keeping with natural practice and accepted social and moral standards, including the rules of etiquette and polite behavior. This has become the common… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• decent — [[t]di͟ːs(ə)nt[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Decent is used to describe something which is considered to be of an acceptable standard or quality. Nearby is a village with a decent pub... He didn t get a decent explanation... The lack of a decent… …   English dictionary

• 1795-1820 in fashion — Fashion in the period 1795 1820 in European and European influenced countries saw the final triumph of undress or informal styles over the brocades, lace, periwigs, and powder of the earlier eighteenth century. In the aftermath of the French… …   Wikipedia

• performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

• slatternly — slatternly, dowdy, frowzy, blowsy can all mean deficient in neatness, freshness, or smartness, especially in dress or appearance. Slatternly stresses notions of slovenliness, unkemptness, and sordidness {a small, slatternly looking craft, her… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms