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dece

/diːs/

dece adjective: decent; reasonably good,.

Adjective

dece (comparative more dece, superlative most dece)

  1. (slang) Decent; reasonably good,
    • I'm sorry but this book did not quite move me. Yeah, the slang wuz kewl, the attitude was neat, and the music was dece (if you read the book four years ago) but it's not THE BEST READ I've ever had[…]1993, Chris L Concepcion, “Re: _Bad Voltage_”, in alt.cyberpunk (Usenet)
    • Salad and Franchise both played ridiculously well after we took our lead, especially considering the ridiculous conditions of the game. I suppose the rest of Texas was dece as well, good for you[…]2006, Joseph.H...@gmail.com, “Re: Callahan race, post-Regionals”, in rec.sport.disc (Usenet)

Forms of dece

comparativemore dece
superlativemost dece

Origin of dece

Shortening of decent.

Words that rhyme with dece

31 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about dece

What does dece mean?
Dece means decent; reasonably good,.
What part of speech is dece?
Dece is an adjective.
How do you pronounce dece?
Dece is pronounced /diːs/.

Words near dece in the dictionary

  1. Deccani
  2. Deccanies
  3. Deccanis
  4. Deccany
  5. decd.
  6. dece
  7. Deceangli
  8. decease
  9. deceased
  10. deceaseds
  11. deceaser

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