respectably en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English respectable Middle English -ly English -ly English respectably From respectable + -ly.
Meanings
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In a respectable manner; so as to gain respect.
The house was built in Elizabeth’s time, and is a large, regular brick building—heavy, but respectably looking, and has many good rooms.
1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], chapter VI, in Mansfield Park: […], volume I, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 115:A respectably attired solicitor came to read the will.
- Moderately; pretty well.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more respectably | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most respectably | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (9)
enm honestly (in a respectable manner) · io respektinde (in a respectable manner) · es dignamente (in a respectable manner) · es respetablemente (in a respectable manner) · el αξιοσέβαστα (in a respectable manner) · fr respectablement (in a respectable manner) · enm dignely (in a respectable manner) · fi kunnioitettavasti (in a respectable manner) · pl szacownie (in a respectable manner)