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Definition of "respectably" [respectably]

  • In a respectable manner. (adverb)

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Use "respectably" in a sentence
  • ""Otherwise, I shall keep my word respectably, and I shall marry Claudet.""
  • "Ida should be brought up "respectably" -- it was her own word; she should be kept absolutely free from the contamination of her mother's way of living; nay, should, when the time came, go to school, and have good chances."
  • ""Otherwise, I shall keep my word respectably, and I shall marry"
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