respectably

English

Etymology

From respectable +‎ -ly.

Adverb

respectably (comparative more respectably, superlative most respectably)

1. 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.

2. Moderately; pretty well.

Translations

in a respectable manner

• Finnish: kunnioitettavasti (fi)
• French: respectablement (fr)
• Greek: αξιοσέβαστα (el) (axiosévasta)
• Ido: respektinde
• Middle English: honestly, dignely
• Polish: szacownie
• Spanish: respetablemente, dignamente (es)

See also

• respectively
• respectfully