sømmelig — meaning in English

English meaning

• decent adj Morally proper and respectable; showing honesty and fairness.
• modest adj Not boastful about one's achievements or abilities.
• moral adj Concerned with right and wrong behaviour, or conforming to accepted standards of good conduct.

Senses

sømmelig is used for these senses in English:

• decent (informal) Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen.
• modest (especially of behavior or clothing) Intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others.
• moral Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.

decent — full definition

1. adj Morally proper and respectable; showing honesty and fairness.
2. adj Reasonably good or acceptable in quality or amount.
3. adj Wearing enough clothing to be seen by others.

modest — full definition

1. adj Not boastful about one's achievements or abilities.
2. adj Fairly small or moderate in size or amount.
3. adj Not showing or revealing much of the body; avoiding sexual attention.

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