What is the meaning of respectably?

adverb

  • To a tolerably worthy extent.
    • usage: "he did respectably well for his age"
  • In a decent and morally reputable manner.
    • usage: "the film ends with the middle-aged romancers respectably married"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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