Respectable - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |rɪˈspektəbl|  American pronunciation of the word respectable
Brit.  |rɪˈspektəb(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word respectable

adjective

- deserving of esteem and respect (syn: estimable, good, honorable)
all respectable companies give guarantees
- large in amount or extent or degree (syn: goodly, healthy, hefty, sizable, sizeable, tidy)
a respectable sum

Extra examples

She comes from a very respectable family.

...no respectable dietician would advise people to eat just one kind of food...

This part of the city has become quite respectable in the last ten years.

She earns a respectable salary.

Put a tie on - it'll make you look more respectable.

Her exam results were respectable enough.

Can you wait for a few minutes while I make myself respectable?

A respectable member of the community

...a very straitlaced old lady who believed that cleavage was something that should be shown by rock crystals, not respectable women...

We'll be content with a respectable result in tomorrow's match.

He came from a respectable if impecunious family.

He was, to all appearances, a respectable, successful businessman.

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