Re·spect·a·ble a.
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.”
No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected, without being truly respectable. --Madison.
2. Moderate in degree of excellence or in number; as, a respectable performance; a respectable audience.
--Re*spect*a*ble*ness,n. -- Re*spect*a*bly, adv.
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