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respectable::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | respectability |
a respectable woman.
Examples of respectable
respectable
Even beleaguered Ericsson has recorded a respectable 50% return to shareholders.
From the businessweek.com
Making a gut decision is a perfectly respectable way to, say, choose your lunch.
From the time.com
The willingness of these respectable people to help Eliza was good for her case.
From the guardian.co.uk
By making it respectable, you diminish it, you've taken the flavor away from it.
From the usatoday.com
His match record of 61-18 was respectable, but was 4-8 against top-10 opponents.
From the kentucky.com
They're averaging a respectable 20.3 points per game during their losing streak.
From the jsonline.com
That evening, a respectable yet manageable crowd of a hundred people turned out.
From the denverpost.com
Their last two losses have been by a respectable 3 to Florida and 9 to Kentucky.
From the al.com
In fact, it looks pretty respectable when compared with other New York counties.
From the newsday.com
- Characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals; "a respectable woman"
- Estimable: deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name"
- Goodly: 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"
- (respectability) honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation
- (respectably) to a tolerably worthy extent; "he did respectably well for his age"
- "Respectable" was a UK number one single for one week in March 1987 for Mel and Kim. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, it was the team's second number one. It was also number one in New Zealand for five weeks spanning July and August, and in Germany, Switzerland, and The Netherlands.
- "Respectable" is a song by The Rolling Stones from their 1978 album Some Girls. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. ...
- Respectable is a British sitcom, first shown in six episodes from 30 August to 4 October 2006 on Five; it was later repeated on Paramount Comedy 1.
- (Respectability) Respect denotes both a positive feeling of esteem for a person or other entity (such as a nation or a religion), and also specific actions and conduct representative of that esteem. Respect can be a specific feeling of regard for the actual qualities of the one respected (e.g. ...
