Associations to the word «Respectably»

Wiktionary

RESPECTABLY, adverb. In a respectable manner.

Dictionary definition

RESPECTABLY, adverb. To a tolerably worthy extent; "he did respectably well for his age".
RESPECTABLY, adverb. In a decent and morally reputable manner; "the film ends with the middle-aged romancers respectably married".

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