respectably

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respectably - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Respectable \Re*spect"a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a. [F. respectable, LL.
     respectabilis.]
     1. Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving
        regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable
        citizen. "The respectable quarter of Sicca." --J. H.
        Newman.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              No government, any more than an individual, will
              long be respected, without being truly respectable.
                                                    --Madison.
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     2. Moderate in degree of excellence or in number; as, a
        respectable performance; a respectable audience.
        [1913 Webster] --Re*spect"a*ble*ness,n. --
        Re*spect"a*bly, adv.
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respectably - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  respectably
      adv 1: to a tolerably worthy extent; "he did respectably well
             for his age" [syn: respectably, creditably]
      2: in a decent and morally reputable manner; "the film ends with
         the middle-aged romancers respectably married"