Decent and Harmless

Decent

Decent adjective - Free from any trace of the coarse or indecent.
Usage example: students were warned that their skits could be funny but still had to remain decent

Harmless and decent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Harmless" instead an adjective "Decent".

Nearby Words: decency, decently

Harmless

Harmless adjective - Not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt.

Decent and harmless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decent" instead an adjective "Harmless".

Nearby Words: harm, harmful, harmlessly

Both words in one sentence

  • James Monroe, a lifelong Templar, is by far the most decent person in the entire game (he's the one who gets Shay started renovating), and the Templars' allies are at worst harmless.
  • Wicked Weasel Averted by Weekly the weasel in Blacksad; he's well-known as The Pigpen and a Loveable Sex Maniac, but harmless and basically a decent guy.
    Source: Wicked Weasel
  • The goofy sidekick is actually quite intimidating as an evil villain, while the Harmless Villain seems a pretty decent good guy.
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