Respectable
[rɪ'spektəb(ə)l] or [rɪ'spɛktəbl]
Definition
(adj.) characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals; 'a respectable woman' .
Edited by Jacqueline--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable citizen.
(a.) Moderate in degree of excellence or in number; as, a respectable performance; a respectable audience.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Worthy, good, considerable, laudable
ANT:Unworthy, bad, unrespectable, mean, inconsiderable
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Examples
- Any of the staid, respectable, aged people who were there that night can testify to the truth of that statement. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Fanny was disposed to think the influence of London very much at war with all respectable attachments. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- This neighbour was a tradesman in a large way of business, who lived in a very respectable style of comfort. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Shirley never laughed at her former governess; even the little formalities and harmless peculiarities of that lady were respectable in her eyes. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- There I parted from my old pals and determined to settle down to a quiet and respectable life. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- It has been steadily rising, and has got up to a very respectable figure now. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Those friends were the Yollands--respectable, worthy people, a credit to the neighbourhood. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- To have imposed any derogatory work upon him, would have been to inflict a wanton insult on the feelings of a most respectable man. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- This remark he offers like a most respectable tradesman anxious to execute an order neatly and to the perfect satisfaction of his customer. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Answer:--which proved fatal to the inquiry for ten years--Mr. Vholes is considered, in the profession, a MOST respectable man. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- For note that Jesus did not set up some external fetich: he did not say, make your neighbor righteous, or chaste, or respectable. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Both very respectable, she added. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- When next they met she said abruptly, He is much more respectable now than he was then! Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Are you quite sure— If he is fit for respectable society? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It wouldn't be respectable. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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