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respectable
adj
- 1. Worthy of or deserving respect.
2. Having a reasonably good social standing; fairly well-to-do.
3. Having a good reputation or character, especially as regards morals.
- Thesaurus: proper, upright, venerable, admirable, righteous, honourable, upstanding, aboveboard, clean-living, seemly, good; Antonym: disreputable.
5. Said of a person's appearance: presentable; decent.
6. Fairly or relatively good or large.
- Example: a respectable turnout
- Thesaurus: sizable, substantial, ample, appreciable, considerable, large, goodly; Antonym: small, insignificant.
noun
- The quality of having a good reputation or character
- Thesaurus: integrity, decency, propriety, honesty, virtue, probity, righteousness, civility.
adverb
