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pre·sent·able
\prēˈzentəbəl, prə̇ˈ-\ adjective
Etymology: present (II) + -able
1. : appropriate for or liable to legal presentment
< presentable offenses >
< a presentable offender >
2. : capable or admitting of being presented (as to a person or the mind) : suitable to be offered, set forth, or brought forward : appropriate for presentation
< emotions presentable only in music >
3. archaic : admitting of the presentation of a clergyman — used of an ecclesiastical benefice
4. : having a bearing or appearance that will satisfy or give pleasure to others : in condition to be seen or inspected especially by the critical : suitable (as in attire or behavior) for presentation into society or company : fit to be seen
< dinner … at a presentable restaurant — New York Times >
< an adequate number of presentable domestic servants — Roy Lewis & Angus Maude >
< give me a minute to make myself presentable — Kenneth Roberts > |