2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Respectable \Re*spect"a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a. [F. respectable, LL
respectabilis.]
1. Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving
regard; hence of good repute; not mean as a respectable
citizen. ``The respectable quarter of Sicca.'' --J. H.
Newman.
No government, any more than an individual, will
long be respected, without being truly respectable.
--Madison.
2. Moderate in degree of excellence or in number; as a
respectable performance; a respectable audience.
--{Re*spect"a*ble*ness},n. -- {Re*spect"a*bly}, adv
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
respectable
adj 1: worthy of respect; "a respectable woman" [ant: {unrespectable}]
2: deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies
give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn: {estimable},
{good}, {honorable}]
3: large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable
amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a
respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable
fortune" [syn: {goodly}, {goodish}, {hefty}, {sizable}, {sizeable},
{tidy}]
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