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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

respectable
    adj 1: characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable
           morals; "a respectable woman" [ant: unrespectable]
    2: deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies
       give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn:
       estimable, good, honorable, respectable]
    3: 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"
       [syn: goodly, goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable,
       sizable, sizeable, tidy]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      [1913 Webster]

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