re·spect·able
ri-ˈspek-tə-bəl 
2
: decent or correct in character or behavior : proper
3
a
: fair in size or quantity
a respectable amount
b
: moderately good : tolerable
4
: fit to be seen : presentable
respectable clothes
: a respectable person
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Adjective
She comes from a very respectable family.
no respectable dietician would advise people to eat just one kind of food
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Braun’s version trades this for a respectable plausibility, recasting the doorman as a head waiter who struggles mightily against his demotion and is eventually rewarded with the role of hotel director.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Sean Wilentz, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2017
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Adjective
For the Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Braun’s version trades this for a respectable plausibility, recasting the doorman as a head waiter who struggles mightily against his demotion and is eventually rewarded with the role of hotel director.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
Shaken respectables thought the Paris Commune had crossed the Atlantic.
—Sean Wilentz, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2017
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“Respectable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/respectable. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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