Respectably

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  respectably
       adv 1: to a tolerably worthy extent; "he did respectably well for
              his age" [syn: {creditably}]
       2: in a decent and morally reputable manner; "the film ends
          with the middle-aged romancers respectably married"