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re·spect·a·ble

(rĭ-spĕk′tə-bəl)
adj.
1. Meriting respect or esteem; worthy.
2. Of or appropriate to good or proper behavior or conventional conduct.
3. Of moderately good quality: respectable work.
4. Considerable in amount, number, or size: a respectable sum of money.
5. Acceptable in appearance; presentable: a respectable hat.

re·spect′a·bil′i·ty (-bĭl′ĭ-tē), re·spect′a·ble·ness n.
re·spect′a·bly adv.
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respectable

(rɪˈspɛktəbəl)
adj
1. having or deserving the respect of other people; estimable; worthy
2. having good social standing or reputation
3. having socially or conventionally acceptable morals, standards, etc: a respectable woman.
4. relatively or fairly good; considerable: a respectable salary.
5. fit to be seen by other people; presentable
reˌspectaˈbility, reˈspectableness n
reˈspectably adv
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re•spect•a•ble

(rɪˈspɛk tə bəl)

adj.
1. worthy of respect or esteem: a respectable citizen.
2. of good social standing or reputation: a respectable neighborhood.
3. good enough to be seen or used: respectable shoes.
4. of moderate excellence: a respectable performance.
5. appreciable in size, number, or amount: a respectable turnout.
[1580–90]
re•spect`a•bil′i•ty, re•spect′a•ble•ness, n.
re•spect′a•bly, adv.
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respectable

respectful
1. 'respectable'

Someone or something that is respectable is approved of by people and considered to be morally correct.

He came from a perfectly respectable middle-class family.
2. 'respectful'

If your behaviour is respectful, you show respect for someone or something.

The woman kept a respectful silence.
The Security Officer was standing at a respectful distance holding a plastic cup of coffee.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. respectable - characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals; "a respectable woman"
good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"
reputable - having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine"
worthy - having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause"
unrespectable - unworthy of respect
2. respectable - deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name"
reputable - having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine"
3. respectable - large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"
considerable - large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"
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respectable

adjective
2. decent, smart, neat, tidy (informal), spruce At last I have something respectable to wear.
3. reasonable, considerable, substantial, fair, tidy (informal), ample, tolerable, presentable, appreciable, fairly good, sizable or sizeable, goodly respectable and highly attractive rates of return
reasonable small, poor, paltry
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respectable

adjective
2. Conforming to accepted standards:
3. Of moderately good quality but less than excellent:
Informal: OK, tidy.
4. Somewhat big:
5. Proper in appearance:
Informal: decent.
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Translations
جَدير بالإحْتِراملا يُسْتَهانُ به، كبيرلائِق، مُحْتَرَممُحْتَرَم مُحْتَرَم، مُهَذَّب
úctyhodnýúnosnýváženýpřijatelnýslušný
respektabelrimelighæderligordentlig
kunniallinen
ugledan
meglehetősen nagy
sæmilegur, òokkalegursómasamlegurtilhlÿîilegur, viîeigandivirîulegur, heiîvirîur
尊敬すべき
존경할 만한
dostojenugleden
respektabel
น่านับถือ
đáng kính

respectable

[rɪsˈpektəbl] ADJ
1. (= deserving respect) → respetable
for perfectly respectable reasonspor motivos perfectamente legítimos
2. (= of fair social standing, decent) → respetable, decente
that's not respectableeso no es respetable or decente
that skirt isn't respectableesa falda no es decente
a respectable familyuna familia respetable
respectable peoplegente f bien
in respectable societyen la buena sociedad
3. [amount] → apreciable
at a respectable distancea una distancia prudente
she lost a respectable sumperdió una cantidad respetable
4. (= passable) we made a respectable showinglo hicimos más o menos bien
his work is respectable but not brilliantsu obra es aceptable pero no increíble
my marks were quite respectablemis notas eran bastante decentes
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

respectable

[rɪˈspɛktəbəl] adj
(= reputable) [person, family, area, profession] → respectable
(= quite good) [result, mark, score, performance] → honorable ; [player, actor] → honorable
Her score was perfectly respectable → Son score était parfaitement honorable.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

respectable

adj
(= estimable) personehrbar ; motivesehrbar, ehrenhaft ; (= decent) life, district, clubanständig ; (= socially approved) personangesehen, geachtet ; businessman, hotelseriös ; clothes, behaviourkorrekt, anständig ; they are very respectable peoplesie sind sehr ehrbare Leute ; he was outwardly respectable but ...er wirkte sehr ehrbar, aber ...; in respectable societyin guter Gesellschaft ; young people from respectable homesjunge Leute aus gutem Hause ; a perfectly respectable way to earn one’s livingeine völlig akzeptable Art und Weise, seinen Lebensunterhalt zu verdienen ; the respectable face of capitalismdas ehrbare Gesicht des Kapitalismus ; that’s not respectabledas schickt or gehört sich nicht
(= large) size, income, sumansehnlich, beachtlich
(= fairly good) advantagebeträchtlich ; score, leadbeachtlich ; a respectable writerein ganz ordentlicher Schriftsteller ; she finished a respectable fourthsie belegte einen beachtlichen or respektablen vierten Platz
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respectable

[rɪsˈpɛktəbl] adj
a. (decent) → rispettabile
for perfectly respectable reasons → per motivi più che leciti
in respectable society → nella società bene
b. (quite big, amount, number) → considerevole ; (quite good, player, result) → niente male inv
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respect

(rəˈspekt) noun
1. admiration; good opinion. He is held in great respect by everyone; He has no respect for politicians. eerbied إحْتِرام почит respeito obdiv, respekt die Achtung agtelse; respekt σεβασμός, εκτίμηση, θαυμασμός respeto lugupidamine احترام arvostus respect הערכה सम्मान poštovanje, divljenje tisztelet rasa hormat virðing rispetto 尊敬 경의 pagarba respekts; cieņa rasa hormat respect respekt, tillit poważanie درناوى كول، درنول، عزت كول، په درنه سترګه كتل: خبرى ته غوږ نيول، پام كول: پالل، تعلق اونسبت ساتل respeito respect, stimă уважение obdiv, rešpekt spoštovanje poštovanje respekt ความนับถือ saygı, hürmet 尊敬,尊重 пошана, повага احترام sự kính trọng 尊敬,尊重
2. consideration; thoughtfulness; willingness to obey etc. He shows no respect for his parents. bedagsaamheid إعْتِبار، إهْتِمام، مُراعاه، طاعَه، إحْتِرام зачитане respeito úcta der Respekt respekt σεβασμός respeto lugupidamine احترام kunnioitus respect כבוד ख्याल poštovanje tekintet(bevétel) rasa hormat tillitssemi rispetto 尊重 존경 pagarba, pagarbumas cieņa hormat eerbied respekt, hensyn, aktelse poszanowanie, szacunek درناوى respeito respect, consideraţie внимание; почтение úcta spoštovanje poštovanje respekt ความเคารพ saygı, hürmet 關心,考慮,顧慮 повага تعظیم و تکریم sự lưu tâm 关心,考虑
3. a particular detail, feature etc. These two poems are similar in some respects. opsigte ناحِيَه، وَجْه، صِفَه отношение respeito zřetel, stránka die Hinsicht henseende άποψη aspecto iseloomulik detail جنبه ominaisuus égard היבט संबंध या संदर्भ, कुछ अंश तक značajka szempont segi tillit, leyti aspetto 세부 사항, 특징 atžvilgis aspekts; detaļa; sīkums sifat opzicht henseende, måte wzgląd پالل respeito privinţă отношение stránka ozir pogled avseende ประเด็น bakım, husus 方面 відношення تفصیل khía cạnh 方面
verb
1. to show or feel admiration for. I respect you for what you did. respekteer يَحْتَرِم уважавам respeitar vážit si achten respektere σέβομαι, θαυμάζω respetar hindama, austama احترام گذاشتن؛ ارج نهادن arvostaa respecter לְהַעֲרִיך सम्मान करना, आत्मसम्मान रखना poštivati, cijeniti tisztel(etben tart) mengagumi virða rispettare 尊敬する 경의를 표하다 gerbti, vertinti respektēt; apbrīnot mengagumi respecteren respektere, akte poważać درناوى كول respeitar a respecta уважать vážiť si spoštovati poštovati respektera นับถือ saygı duymak 尊敬,敬佩 поважати, шанувати عزت کرنا kính trọng 尊重,重视
2. to show consideration for, a willingness to obey etc. One should respect other people's feelings/property. respekteer يُراعي، يَحْتَرِم، يُظْهِر الإعْتِبار отнасям се с внимание към respeitar respektovat respektieren respektere σέβομαι, υπολογίζω respetar lugu pidama محترم شمردن kunnioittaa respecter לְכַבֵּד प्रशंसा करना poštivati tekintetbe vesz menghormati taka tillit til rispettare 大切にする 존중하다 gerbti, skaitytis cienīt menghormati respecteren ta hensyn til, vise respekt for szanować درنول respeitar a respecta считаться; уважать rešpektovať spoštovati, upoštevati poštovati respektera เคารพ saygı göstermek 尊重 берегти تعظیم و تکریم کرنا tôn trọng 尊重
reˈspectable adjective
1. having a good reputation or character. a respectable family. respektabel جَدير بالإحْتِرام почтен respeitável vážený angesehen respektabel ευυπόληπτος, αξιοσέβαστος respetable lugupeetud محترم kunniallinen respectable הגון मान्य, सम्मानित ugledan, čestit jó hírű terhormat virðulegur, heiðvirður rispettabile 立派な 훌륭한 garbingas, vertas pagarbos, respektabilus respektabls; cienījams dihormati achtenswaardig respektabel szacowny, przyzwoity دپت څښتن،ددرنښت وړ،درناوى وړ، دروند، محترم respeitável res­pec­tabil почтенный vážený ugleden ugledan respektabel น่านับถือ saygın 德高望重的,受人敬重的 шановний; респектабельний قابل احترام đáng kính 有名望的,可敬的
2. correct; acceptable. respectable behaviour. aanvaarbaar, korrek مُحْتَرَم، مُهَذَّب правилен digno slušný anständig ordentlig ευπρεπής correcto, respetable, decente korralik با ادبانه nuhteeton convenable מכובד (व्यवहार में) ईमानदार और नेक, चरित्रवान prihvatljiv, doličan tisztességes bisa diterima tilhlÿðilegur, viðeigandi decoroso きちんとした 단정한 padorus pieņemams; piedienīgs benar correct anstendig, respektabel poprawny دروند digno cuviincios приемлемый; сносный slušný dostojen ugledan respektabel, anständig ถูกต้องสมควร doğru 規矩的,得體的 порядний, пристойний معتبر đúng đắn 得体的高尚的
3. (of clothes) good enough or suitable to wear. You can't go out in those torn trousers – they're not respectable. geskik لائِق، مُحْتَرَم приличен conveniente únosný, přijatelný anständig ordentlig ευπαρουσίαστος adecuado; decente viisakas, puhas آبرومندانه kunnollinen convenable ראוי उचित pristojan elfogadható pantas sómasamlegur decoroso, まともな 보기 흉하지 않은 padorus, tinkamas pienācīgs; pieklājīgs (apģērbs) sesuai netjes pen, ordentlig porządny ددرنښت وړ conveniente decent приличный slušný spodoben ugledan anständig, proper, prydlig สมควร uygun, saygın 體面的 прийнятний, стерпний قابل توقیر thích hợp 体面的
4. large, good etc enough; fairly large, good etc. Four goals is a respectable score. goeie لا يُسْتَهانُ به، كبير значителен razoável úctyhodný ansehnlich rimelig; hæderlig ικανοποιητικός, αξιοσέβαστος decente; importante, considerable auväärne نسبتا خوب kunnioitettava respectable מכובד काफ़ी, पर्याप्त solidan, prilično velik (važan) meglehetősen nagy, jó stb. cukup banyak sæmilegur, þokkalegur rispettabile, onorevole かなりの 상당한 gana geras, padorus visai liels; ievērojams besar respectabel pen, respektabel, ganske bra nie najgorszy نسبتا ښه razoável (destul de) mare изрядный, порядочный úctyhodný znaten, omembe vreden značajan hygglig มากมาย oldukça iyi 可觀的 чималий, значний بہت اچھا đáng kể 可观的
reˈspectably adverb
respektabel بصورةٍ لا يُسْتَهانُ بها، بصورةٍ جَديرة بالإحْتِرام почтено respeitavelmente slušně beachtlich ordentligt; rimeligt; hæderligt αξιοσέβαστα respetablemente; decentemente; considerablemente auväärselt آبرومندانه arvokkaasti convenablement בְּצוּרָה מְכוּבֶּדֶת आदर से čestito, pristojno tiszteletre méltóan terhormat sæmilega in maniera rispettabile かなり 훌륭하게 gana gerai, padoriai ievērojami secara dihormati respectabel respektabelt, ordentlig, pent godnie, porządnie آبرومندانه respeitavelmente (în mod) onorabil респектабельно slušne dostojno ugledno respektabelt ที่น่านับถือ saygıya değer şekilde 受人敬重地 пристойно; прийнятно عزت و احترام سے đàng hoàng, đứng đắn 可敬地
reˌspectaˈbility noun
respektabelheid جَدارَةٌ بالإحْتِرام почтеност respeitabilidade váženost das Ansehen anseelse; renommé ευπρέπεια respetabilidad auväärsus حیثیت؛ آبرو kunniallisuus respectabilité מְכוּבָּדוּת माननीयता ugled, pristojnost tiszteletreméltóság kehormatan virðuleiki rispettabilità 尊敬に価すること 존경할 만함 padorumas, respektabilumas respektablums; cienīgums dihormati fatsoenlijkheid anstendighet, respektabilitet powszechne poważanie آبرو،عزت respeitabilidade caracter respectabil; onorabilitate респектабельность slušnosť, váženosť dostojnost uglednost anständighet, respektabilitet ความน่านับถือ saygınlık 德高望重,得體,體面 пристойність عزت sự đáng tôn trọng 可敬,体面,高尚
reˈspectful adjective
having or showing respect. respekvol يَنِمُّ عن الإحْتِرام почтителен respeitoso zdvořilý respektvoll respektfuld γεμάτος σεβασμό respetuoso lugupidav, austav مودب؛ متئاضع kunnioittava respectueux רוֹחֵש כָּבוֹד आदरकारी, आदरपूर्ण uljudan, pun poštovanja tisztelettudó, tiszteletteljes penuh hormat sem sÿnir tilhlÿðilega virðingu rispettoso うやうやしい 존경하는, 공손한 pagarbus godbijīgs dengan hormat eerbiedig ærbødig, som viser respekt pełen szacunku محترم، په درناوى، په عزت، دادب په توګه respeitoso respectuos (cu/faţă de) почтительный zdvorilý, úctivý spoštljiv pun poštovanja respektfull น่าเคารพ saygılı 恭敬的,有禮的 шанобливий; ввічливий بااخلاق lễ phép 尊敬的,有礼貌的
reˈspectfully adverb
respekvol باحْتِرام почтително respeitosamente uctivě respektvoll respektfuldt με σεβασμό respetuosamente lugupidavalt با ادب؛ مودبانه kunnioittavasti respectueusement בכבוד सादर s poštovanjem tisztelettudóan dengan hormat kurteisislega rispettosamente うやうやしく 공손하게 pagarbiai godbijīgi; ar cieņu secara hormat eerbiedig ærbødig, med respekt z szacunkiem په درنښت، داحترام له مخى respeitosamente cu respect; (în mod) respectuos почтительно zdvorilo, úctivo spoštljivo s puno poštovanja respektfullt ที่น่าเคารพ saygılı bir şekilde 恭敬地,有禮地 ввічливо مودبانہ طور پر một cách lễ phép 尊敬地,有礼貌地
reˈspectfulness noun
respekvolheid إظْهار شُعور الإحْتِرام почтителност respeito uctivost die Ehrerbietung respektfuldhed σεβασμός respeto lugupidamine تواضع؛ احترام گذاری kunnioittavuus respect אדיבות श्रद्धालुता, आदरपूर्णता uljudnost, poštovanje tisztelettudás, tiszteletadás sikap penuh hormat kurteisi, tilhlÿðileg virðing rispetto 敬意 공손함 pagarbumas godbijība; cieņa kehormatan eerbied ærbødighet, anstendighet szacunek داحترام له مخى respeito respect почтительность zdvorilosť, úctivosť spoštljivost učtivost respekt ความน่านับถือ saygılı olma, saygı 恭敬,有禮 ввічливість ادب sự lễ phép 尊重
reˈspecting preposition
about; concerning. Respecting your salary, we shall come to a decision later. betreffende بِخُصوص، بِشأن، فيما يَتَعَلَّق بِ относно no que diz respeito a pokud jde hinsichtlich vedrørende; med hensyn til όσον αφορά en cuanto a, con relación a suhtes, mis puutub درباره؛ درم مورد koskien en ce qui concerne בנוגע ל- के बारे में u vezi sa, što se tiče vmit tekintve mengenai varðandi riguardo a, circa 〜について ...에 관하여 dėl attiecībā uz berkenaan betreffende vedrørende, når det gjelder odnośnie په عزت پورې تړلى، په درناوى پورى اړه لرل، باره ، باب no que diz respeito a în ceea ce priveşte относительно pokiaľ ide (o) glede što se tiče beträffande เกี่ยวข้องกับ hakkında, ... ile ilgili 關於 стосовно, щодо بحوالہ về; có liên quan đến 关于
reˈspective (-tiv) adjective
belonging to etc each person or thing mentioned. Peter and George went to their respective homes. onderskeie كلٌّ لِمكانِه الخاص съответен respectivo / correspondente příslušný, vlastní jeweilig respektiv αντίστοιχος respectivo vastav مخصوص خود kullekin kuuluva respectif שֶׁלָהֵם विशेष odnosni, (svaki) pojedini saját masing-masing sem lÿtur að hverjum og einum rispettivo おのおのの 각각의 atitinkamas, kiekvienas savo attiecīgs; katram savs masing-masing respectief respektiv, hver sin poszczególny, odpowiedni ځان ځانى، ځان ځان له ، بيل بيل، جلاجلا، ګوښى ګوښى respectivo cores­pun­zător соответственный príslušný, vlastný vsak na svoj (dom) pojedinačan respektive เกี่ยวกับแต่ละสิ่งหรือบุคคล kendi, herkes kendi 各自的,分別的 відповідний انفرادی tương ứng 各自的
reˈspectively (-tiv-) adverb
referring to each person or thing mentioned, in the order in which they are mentioned. Peter, James and John were first, second and third, respectively. onderskeidelik على التَّرْتيب، حَسَب التَّعاقُب съответно respectivamente podle pořadí in dieser Reihenfolge henholdsvis αντίστοιχα respectivamente vastavalt به ترتیب tässä järjestyksessä respectivement בְּאוֹתוֹ סֶדֶר क्रमश:, क्रमानुसार odnosno illetőleg secara berurutan hver um sig í áðurnefndri röð rispettivamente おのおの 각각 atitinkamai attiecīgi masing-masing respectievelijk henholdsvis w powyższej kolejności په رونډ، په ترتيب، پر له پسى respectivamente respectiv соответственно podľa poradia, jednotlivo oziroma odnosno respektive ตามลําดับ söz edildikleri sırayla, her biri ayrı ayrı olarak 各自地,分別地 відповідно انفرادی طور پر tương ứng 各自地,分别地
reˈspects noun plural
greetings. He sends his respects to you. groete إحْتِرامات، تَحِيّات поздрави respeitos uctivé pozdravy die Grüße hilsen χαιρετισμοί saludos, recuerdos tervitus مراتب احترام؛ سلام رسانی terveiset respects, hommages ברכות अदब, सम्मान pozdrav (po trećoj osobi) üdvözlet salam kveðja omaggi あいさつ 존경, 경의 linkėjimai, sveikinimai sveicieni ucapan groeten hilsen pozdrowienia سلام رسول respeitos omagii, complimente привет úctivé pozdravy pozdravi pozdrav vördnadsfulla hälsningar ความเคารพ saygılar, hürmetler 致敬,敬意 привіт نیک خواہشات lời chào 致敬,敬意
pay one's respects (to someone)
to visit (a person) as a sign of respect to him. laaste groete gee يُقَدِّم إحْتِراماته почитам cumprimentar složit poklonu (jemandem)seine Aufwartung machen aflægge en høflighedsvisit υποβάλλω τα σέβη μου presentar sus respetos a külaskäiguga austama ادای احترام käydä tervehtimässä présenter ses respects à לְכָבֵּד सद्भावनापूर्वक मिलने आना lijepo pozdraviti, iskazati poštovanje tiszteletét teszi vkinél bersilaturahmi votta (e-m) virðingu með heimsókn progere i propri omaggi 〜へあいさつに行く 문안을 드리다 apsilankant parodyti pagarbą apliecināt savu cieņu lawatan hormat zijn opwachting maken gjøre ære på złożyć uszanowanie ادای احترام cumprimentar a-şi pre­zenta omagiile нанести (кому-л.) визит вежливости zložiť poklonu izkazati spoštovanje odati poštu betyga ngn sin aktning, uppvakta ngn เข้าเยี่ยมคํานับ ziyaret edip saygılarını sunmak 向...致敬 засвідчити свою повагу کسی کی تعظیم و تکریم کرنا đến chào ai 向...致敬
with respect to
about; concerning. With respect to your request, we regret that we are unable to assist you in this matter. met betrekking tot بِخُصوص، بِشَأْن относно no que diz respeito a / com respeito a pokud jde bezüglich med hensyn til όσον αφορά con respecto a, en cuanto a vastavalt, suhtes درباره؛ درمورد koskien concernant בנוגע ל- के संदर्भ में s obzirom na vmit illetően mengenai varðandi riguardo a 〜について ...에 관해서는 dėl kas attiecas uz berkenaan met betrekking tot med hensyn til, når det gjelder co się tyczy په باره no que diz respeito a în privinţa что касается pokiať ide (o) glede, v zvezi z što se tiče beträffande ในเรื่องของ ... ile ilgili olarak 關於 щодо کے بارے میں về 关于...
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respectable

مُحْتَرَم úctyhodný respektabel ehrbar αξιοσέβαστος respetable kunniallinen respectable ugledan rispettabile 尊敬すべき 존경할 만한 respectabel respektabel godny szacunku respeitável уважаемый respektabel น่านับถือ saygıdeğer đáng kính 可敬的
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respectable

a. respetable, acreditado-a.
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AN ex-Legislator asked a Most Respectable Citizen for a letter to the Governor recommending him for appointment as Commissioner of Shrimps and Crabs.
A most respectable though somewhat corpulent man answered the door, and, on hearing Mr.
He had not a pliant face, he had rather a stiff neck, rather a tight smooth head with short hair clinging to it at the sides, a soft way of speaking, with a peculiar habit of whispering the letter S so distinctly, that he seemed to use it oftener than any other man; but every peculiarity that he had he made respectable. If his nose had been upside-down, he would have made that respectable.
The elderly, respectable seaman, withdrawing his gaze from that multitude of spars, gave me a glance to make sure of our fellowship in the craft and mystery of the sea.
(putting out of all question the value which men so unaccountably persist in setting on their own lives), impelled me, of necessity, to choose the alternative of felonious existence in preference to that of respectable death.
Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland Park, in the centre of their property, where, for many generations, they had lived in so respectable a manner as to engage the general good opinion of their surrounding acquaintance.
If even the angle of a respectable Triangle in the middle class is not without its dangers; if to run against a Working Man involves a gash; if collision with an officer of the military class necessitates a serious wound; if a mere touch from the vertex of a Private Soldier brings with it danger of death; -- what can it be to run against a Woman, except absolute and immediate destruction?
They fancy some foul, obscure den, some horrible Tartarus "informis, ingens, cui lumen ademptum." But no, innocent friend; in these days men have learned the art of sinning expertly and genteelly, so as not to shock the eyes and senses of respectable society.
"I think it would be more respectable if I could--if I could"--and her voice trembled to a pause.
In biography the truth is every thing, and in autobiography it is especially so -- yet I scarcely hope to be believed when I state, however solemnly, that my poor father put me, when I was about fifteen years of age, into the counting-house of what be termed "a respectable hardware and commission merchant doing a capital bit of business!" A capital bit of fiddlestick!
They were even boastful of its eminence in those particulars, and were fired by an express conviction that, if it were less objectionable, it would be less respectable. This was no passive belief, but an active weapon which they flashed at more convenient places of business.
Todd took me to a lodging-house situated in a respectable street near the Gray's Inn Road.

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