respectably

[US]/ri'spektəbli/
[UK]/rɪˈsp ɛktəblɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a respectable manner; nobly; decently; fairly.

Example Sentences

He did respectably well for his age.

dressed respectably for the job interview

spoke respectably to his elders

behaved respectably in public

earned a respectably high salary

performed respectably in the competition

handled the situation respectably

dressed respectably for the funeral

spoke respectably of his colleagues

behaved respectably at the party

earned a respectably good reputation

Real-world Examples

She may even need medical attention once Dad has returned respectably to his chair.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

Born in the Jiangsu province in 1906, Zhou Youguang came from a respectably wealthy family that ....

Source: A Brief History of China

She wrote and told him it would be a kindness to her, since then she could marry and live respectably.

Source: The Unnamed Jude (Middle)

" I'm not claiming I'm right, mind you, " he assured the infinitely-of-the-hotel steel-engraving which smirked respectably back at him.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 1)

The musician came to him in a moment, and being respectably dressed, good-looking, and frank in manner, Jude obtained a favourable reception.

Source: The Unnamed Jude (Middle)

Ideally, though, both the father and the son will act accordingly: the son will respect the father, and the father will act respectably.

Source: World History Crash Course

The miscreants who attacked him appear to have been respectably dressed men, who escaped from the bystanders by passing through the Cafe Royal and out into Glasshouse Street behind it.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Volume 1)

She was not abnormally deficient, and she mustered learning enough to acquit herself respectably in conversation with her contemporaries, among whom it must be avowed, however, that she occupied a secondary place.

Source: Washington Square

Basically, what we have is a respectably large body of anecdotal evidence that suggests that in times of crisis, danger, or fear, some people have the ability to temporarily exercise superhuman strength.

Source: RL real exam question bank audio

She never questioned him about his troubles or expressed any sympathy in words; but he always went away stronger and calmer, feeling, as he put it to himself, that he could " trudge through another fortnight quite respectably" .

Source: The Gadfly (Original Version)

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