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Definition of Respectable |
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Respectable
Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable citizen. Moderate in degree of excellence or in number; as, a respectable performance; a respectable audience. Related Definitions: As, Audience, Awaken, Citizen, Degree, Deserving, Esteem, Excellence, Fitted, Good, Hence, In, Mean, Moderate, Not, Number, Of, Or, Performance, Regard, Repute, Respect, Respectable, To, Worthy |
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Respectable Quotations
It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents. Samuel Butler Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable. Voltaire If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. Louis D. Brandeis Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. George Orwell When cowardice is made respectable, its followers are without number both from among the weak and the strong; it easily becomes a fashion. Eric Hoffer |
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Respectable Translations
respectable in Dutch is achtenswaardig, achtbaar respectable in German is ehrbar, ansehnlich |
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