Example sentences from the Web for honourable

I presume,” replied his opponent, “that the honourable gentleman means tantamount.
Diary in America, Series One|Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)
Death is before our eyes; and we have only to choose an honourable and easy one.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. II (of 3)|Isaac Disraeli
The bearers of these honourable scars will shortly rejoin their colours.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell
We can make them an honourable appendage to our nation; but Greenland, with your resources, might become another Alaska.'
Ten Years Near the German Frontier|Maurice Francis Egan

You will perhaps suspect that I am going to claim affinity with the ancient and honourable house of Kirkpatrick.
The Letters of Robert Burns|Robert Burns

honourable

US honorable

/ (ˈɒnərəbəl, ˈɒnrəbəl) /

adjective

possessing or characterized by high principleshonourable intentions

worthy of or entitled to honour or esteem

consistent with or bestowing honour

Derived forms of honourable

honourableness or US honorableness, nounhonourably or US honorably, adverb

Words nearby honourable

honor society, honors of war, honor system, honor trick, honour, honourable, honourable discharge, honour killing, Honour Moderations, honours, honour school

British Dictionary definitions for honourable (2 of 2)

Honourable

US Honorable

/ (ˈɒnərəbəl, ˈɒnrəbəl) /

adjective

the Honourable (prenominal) a title of respect placed before a name: employed before the names of various officials in the English-speaking world, as a courtesy title in Britain for the children of viscounts and barons and the younger sons of earls, and in Parliament by one member speaking of anotherAbbreviation: Hon

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单词	honourable
释义	Example sentences from the Web for honourable I presume,” replied his opponent, “that the honourable gentleman means tantamount. Diary in America, Series One\|Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat) Death is before our eyes; and we have only to choose an honourable and easy one. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. II (of 3)\|Isaac Disraeli The bearers of these honourable scars will shortly rejoin their colours. The British Expedition to the Crimea\|William Howard Russell We can make them an honourable appendage to our nation; but Greenland, with your resources, might become another Alaska.' Ten Years Near the German Frontier\|Maurice Francis Egan You will perhaps suspect that I am going to claim affinity with the ancient and honourable house of Kirkpatrick. The Letters of Robert Burns\|Robert Burns honourable US honorable / (ˈɒnərəbəl, ˈɒnrəbəl) / adjective possessing or characterized by high principleshonourable intentions worthy of or entitled to honour or esteem consistent with or bestowing honour Derived forms of honourable honourableness or US honorableness, nounhonourably or US honorably, adverb Words nearby honourable honor society, honors of war, honor system, honor trick, honour, honourable, honourable discharge, honour killing, Honour Moderations, honours, honour school British Dictionary definitions for honourable (2 of 2) Honourable US Honorable / (ˈɒnərəbəl, ˈɒnrəbəl) / adjective the Honourable (prenominal) a title of respect placed before a name: employed before the names of various officials in the English-speaking world, as a courtesy title in Britain for the children of viscounts and barons and the younger sons of earls, and in Parliament by one member speaking of anotherAbbreviation: Hon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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