Decent
Decent adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Usage example: he did a decent job on the project, but there's still room for improvement
Execrable
Execrable adjective - Not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency.
Usage example: a sordid murder case that was covered with execrable excess by the newspaper tabloids and cable news outlets
Both words in one sentence
- Driver, though, has also gotten good reviews and decent sales, and has helped to restore its franchise's respectability (which it had previously squandered with the execrable Driv3r) in the eyes of most critics and gamers.
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