- respectable⇄adj. 1. worthy of respect; having a good reputation; honest and decent.
Ex. Respectable citizens obey the laws. His parents were poor but respectable people.
(SYN) estimable.
2. fairly good; moderate in size or quality.
Ex. His - respectable⇄noun a respectable person.
Ex. Pleasance plays the husband as the abject dog beneath the good grey skin of a middle-aged respectable who has made his pile and lost his nerve (Time). - respectable⇄noun respectableness.
- respectable⇄respectable, adjective, noun.