Word family noun respect ≠ disrespect respectability respecter respectfulness adjective respectable respected respectful ≠ disrespectful respective verb respect ≠ disrespect adverb respectably respectfully ≠ disrespectfully respectively
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrespectablere‧spect‧a‧ble /rɪˈspektəbəl/ ●●○ adjective 1 GOOD/MORALsomeone who is respectable behaves in a way that is considered socially acceptable hard-working, respectable people a respectable family Put a tie on – it’ll make you look more respectable.2 GOOD ENOUGHgood or satisfactory SYN decent a respectable income Her exam results were respectable enough. —respectably adverb —respectability /rɪˌspektəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpus
respectable• Crucially, however, incorporation into the upper reaches of strategy-making is offered only to representatives of the respectable citizenry.• And this is a respectable girl, Harvey.• A "B" is a perfectly respectable grade.• Tony was always in trouble with the police when he was young, but now he's a respectable married man.• a respectable neighborhood• Students were to be taken in as boarders, having been recommended by a respectable person who knew them or their families.• It was very nearly respectable, reaching over half way down her thighs. 