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respectably
(encz) | respectably,úctyhodně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Respectably
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
No government, any more than an individual, will
long be respected, without being truly respectable.
--Madison.
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2. Moderate in degree of excellence or in number; as, a
respectable performance; a respectable audience.
[1913 Webster] --Re*spect"a*ble*ness,n. --
Re*spect"a*bly, adv.
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respectably
(wn) | respectably
adv 1: to a tolerably worthy extent; "he did respectably well
for his age" [syn: respectably, creditably]
2: in a decent and morally reputable manner; "the film ends with
the middle-aged romancers respectably married" |
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Respectably
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
No government, any more than an individual, will
long be respected, without being truly respectable.
--Madison.
[1913 Webster]
2. Moderate in degree of excellence or in number; as, a
respectable performance; a respectable audience.
[1913 Webster] --Re*spect"a*ble*ness,n. --
Re*spect"a*bly, adv.
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