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/rɪspˈɛktəbəl/ /rispˈɛktəbəl/ Listen

Respectable

adjective

Characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals.

Deserving of esteem and respect. Synonyms: estimable, good, honorable. "Ruined the family's good name"

Large in amount or extent or degree. Synonyms: goodish, goodly, healthy, hefty, sizable, sizeable, tidy. "A goodly amount" , "Received a hefty bonus" , "A respectable sum" , "A tidy sum of money" , "A sizable fortune"

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"Respectable" Quotes from Famous Books

... man, taking off his hat and giving it a brush with his elbow as they entered the restaurant, as if trying to appear as respectable as he could in the eyes of a ...

— Tiger and Tom and Other Stories for Boys • Various

... Bridget McCarty that wears the breeches," said that lady. "It's me husband's, and a dacent, respectable man he is, barrin' the drink, which turns his head. ...

— Paul the Peddler - The Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant • Horatio Alger, Jr.

... foreign investment and delay foreign aid. On the brighter side, the government is addressing these issues with assistance from bilateral and multilateral donors. So long as political stability lasts, the Cambodian economy is likely to grow at a respectable pace. ...

— The 2000 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... you know what that implies! His serge costs more than one of our velvet gowns . . . . And then her artistic tastes, her bric-a brac! Her salon looks like a museum or a bazaar. I grant you it makes a very pretty setting for her and all her coquetries. But in my time respectable women were contented with furniture covered with red or yellow silk damask furnished by their upholsterers. They didn't go about trying to hunt up the impossible. 'On ne cherche pas midi a quatorze heures'. You hold, as I ...

— Serge Panine • Georges Ohnet

... known that you differed with him, it will do you the greatest honour to vindicate him, instead of disculpating yourself. My most earnest desire always is, to have your character continue as amiable and respectable as possible. There is no doubt but the whole will come out, and therefore your justification not coming from yourself will set it in a ten times better light. I shall go to town to-day to meet your brother; and as I know his affection for you will make him warm in clearing ...

— The Letters of Horace Walpole, Volume 2 • Horace Walpole

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