Decent and Scurvy

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

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Scurvy is an antonym for decent.

Nearby Words: decency, decently

Scurvy adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.

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Decent is an antonym for scurvy in topics: crude, dirty, obscene, dishonorable.

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Scurvy and Decent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decent/scurvy

Decent & Scurvy. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decent/scurvy>.

Scurvy or Decent. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/decent/scurvy.

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