respectably

English

Etymology

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 July, [Jane Austen], chapter VI, in Mansfield Park: […], volume I, London: […] 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

French: respectablement (fr)
Greek: αξιοσέβαστα (el) (axiosévasta)
Ido: respektinde
Middle English: honestly, dignely
Spanish: respetablemente, dignamente (es)

See also

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