Decent and Savvy

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Decent adjective - Conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue.

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

Nearby Words: decency, decently

Savvy adjective - Having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment.

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Decent and savvy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decent" instead an adjective "Savvy".

Calm, savvy (dangerously so), and in a decent physical shape to boot.

Source: Webcomic / Evil Genius
Ironically Tywin's favoured son Ser Jaime Lannister is the one least like him, not having Tywin's political savvy and becoming more decent as the story goes on and questioning the influence of his family on his actions.

Source: Lamarck Was Right
Another way it can backfire is if you can't find enough good footage to make a decent trailer, Genre Savvy audiences can extrapolate just how bad the rest of the material must be.

Source: Never Trust a Trailer

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