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halfway decent

halfway decent adjective: no more than adequate.

Adjective

halfway decent

  1. No more than adequate.
  2. Mediocre.
  3. (US, idiomatic) Good - better than expected.

Questions about halfway decent

What does halfway decent mean?
Halfway decent means no more than adequate.
What part of speech is halfway decent?
Halfway decent is an adjective.

Words near halfway decent in the dictionary

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