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

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

Antonym: unrespectable

Encyclopedia: Respectable