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respectable |
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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