dece

Shortening of decent.

• enPR: dēs, IPA^(key): /diːs/
• Rhymes: -iːs

dece (comparative more dece, superlative most dece)

1. (slang) Decent; reasonably good,
   • 1993, Chris L Concepcion, “Re: _Bad Voltage_”, in alt.cyberpunk (Usenet):

     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 […]

   • 2006, Joseph.H...@gmail.com, “Re: Callahan race, post-Regionals”, in rec.sport.disc (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 […]

   • 2022 June 08, Donut Media, 6:20 from the start, in We Tested the Most Dangerous Car Accessories‎:

     Let's take a look at this thing. Dece packaging. Wow.

• cede

• deci

From Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥. Cognates include Italian diece and Portuguese dez.

• IPA^(key): /ˈde.d͡ʒɛ/
• Hyphenation: de‧ce

dece

1. ten

• “dece, deci” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

deca +‎ -e

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dece

1. properly, fittingly

dece

1. inflection of decer:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• IPA^(key): /ˈde.tse/

dece

1. ten

dece

1. Alternative form of deis (“dais”)

dece

1. genitive singular of deca