presentable

[pri-zen-tuh-buhl]

pre·sent·a·ble

[pri-zen-tuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
that may be presented.
2.
suitable or socially acceptable in appearance, dress, manners, etc., as for being introduced into society: a presentable young man.
3.
of sufficiently good, clothed, or clean appearance; fit to be seen: Are you presentable now?

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see present2, -able

pre·sent·a·bil·i·ty, pre·sent·a·ble·ness, noun
pre·sent·a·bly, adverb
non·pre·sent·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·pre·sent·a·ble, adjective
non·pre·sent·a·ble·ness, noun
EXPAND
non·pre·sent·a·b·ly, adverb
un·pre·sent·a·ble, adjective
un·pre·sent·a·ble·ness, noun
un·pre·sent·a·b·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE


2. becoming, proper, acceptable.

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Presentable is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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presentable (prɪˈzɛntəbəl)
 
adj
1.  fit to be presented or introduced to other people
2.  fit to be displayed or offered
 
pre'sentableness
 
n
 
presenta'bility
 
n
 
pre'sentably
 
adv

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