respectable
adjective
worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy.
respectably
-
a word derived from
respectable.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Smith had been respectably good on a young White Sox roster that has been anything but.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025
The NCU has transformed into a self-aware entity, more interested in tying its films together through loose connections than actually making a decent — i.e. respectably bad — movie.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2024
The consolation for Hamilton, 0.144secs behind him, was that the seven-time champion was at least respectably close to his team-mate after struggling for much of the weekend.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2024
As a sixth-round pick in 2021 and having played respectably last year in his first start against the Jets, the team may be prone to wanting to keep him.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
At a respectably subordinate distance behind Joseph came the women of Galilee, mixed in with a motley, perhaps gate-crashing crowd of mourners, spectators, children, and no less than three frisky, impious mongrels.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
