respectably
English
Etymology
From respectable + -ly.
Adverb
respectably (comparative more respectably, superlative most respectably)
- In a respectable manner; so as to gain respect.
- A respectably attired solicitor came to read the will.
- 1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], chapter VI, in Mansfield Park: […], volume I, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 115:
- The house was built in Elizabeth’s time, and is a large, regular brick building—heavy, but respectably looking, and has many good rooms.
- Moderately; pretty well.
Translations
in a respectable manner
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