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   Re·spect·a·bly

   /rəˈspektəblē/

   

   adverb

   • 1. in a way that is regarded by society to be good, proper, or correct: "his boss insists that all his staff be respectably married"
   • ▪ in a way that is regarded as decent or presentable: "she was rather respectably dressed for the occasion"
   • 2. to an adequate or acceptable standard: "he played respectably this season, but he was not quite the elite quarterback we envisioned"

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