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respectably, adv.|rɪˈspɛktəblɪ|
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
In a respectable way or manner; to a respectable degree.
1775S. J. Pratt Liberal Opin. xlii. (1783) II. 210 On the credit side of his books, where, no doubt, the silver buckles figured respectably. 1790Bystander 286 The author of that piece can write respectably, but not for the stage. 1805Emily Clark Banks Douro I. 74 The business by which he so respectably supported himself. 1850Smedley F. Fairleigh xlix, I rang for breakfast, and set resolutely to work to demolish it, in which I succeeded very respectably. 1882Mrs. J. H. Riddell Prince of Wales's Garden-p. 146 What a mother she was!.. Through what troubles she struggled to bring up her children respectably. |