competent vs decent

competent

adj
  • Adequate for the purpose. 

  • Resistant to deformation or flow. 

  • Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications. 

  • Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question. 

  • Permeable to foreign DNA. 

decent

adj
  • Fair; good enough; okay. 

  • Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen. 

  • Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness. 

  • Significant; substantial. 

  • Conforming to perceived standards of good taste. 

How often have the words competent and decent occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )