respectable

[US]/rɪˈspektəbl/
[UK]/rɪˈspektəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. having a noble character; deserving of admiration

n. a person worthy of respect

Example Sentences

a respectable botanical text.

a respectable sum of money.

a respectable young man

a perfectly respectable pair of pyjamas.

He was respectable and no one questioned.

She seems respectable enough.

He gets a respectable income.

they thought the stage no life for a respectable lady.

a respectable second-class degree.

He is too respectable for my taste.

He was adopted into a respectable family.

It was an eminently respectable boarding school.

America's GDP grew by a respectable 2.6 per cent.

ordinary working stiffs in respectable offices.

It was contemptible of him to speak like that about a respectable teacher!

He got into trouble for seducing the daughter of a respectable tradesman.

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