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.
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.
--Re*spect"a*ble*ness,n. --
Re*spect"a*bly, adv.
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.
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.
--Re*spect"a*ble*ness,n. --
Re*spect"a*bly, adv.
