respectably : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: respectably	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for respectably
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
respectably adv to a tolerably worthy extent; "he did respectably well for his age" Synonym(s): respectably, creditably in a decent and morally reputable manner; "the film ends with the middle-aged romancers respectably married"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Respectable \Respect"able\ (-[?]-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. [bd]The respectable quarter of Sicca.[b8] --J. H. Newman. No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected, without being truly respectable. --Madison. 2. Moderate in degree of excellence or in number; as, a respectable performance; a respectable audience. --{Respect"ableness},n. -- {Respect"a*bly}, adv.