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Adjective: respectable  ri'spek-tu-bul
  1. Characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
    "a respectable woman"
     
  2. Deserving of esteem and respect
    "all respectable companies give guarantees";
    - estimable, good, honorable [US], honourable [Brit, Cdn]
     
  3. Large in amount, extent or degree
    "a respectable sum";
    - goodly, goodish, healthy, hefty, sizable, sizeable, tidy [informal]

See also: considerable, decent, good, gradely [UK, dialect], nice, presentable, reputable, solid, upstanding, worthy

Antonym: unrespectable

Encyclopedia: Respectable