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4 dictionary results for: reputable
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rep⋅u⋅ta⋅ble

[rep-yuh-tuh-buhl]
–adjective
1. held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
2. considered to be good or acceptable usage; standard: reputable speech.

Origin:
1605–15; repute + -able
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rep·u·ta·ble     (rěp'yə-tə-bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Having a good reputation; honorable.
rep'u·ta·bil'i·ty n., rep'u·ta·bly adv.
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reputable

adjective
having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine" [ant: disreputable

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Reputable

Rep"u*ta*ble\ (r?p"?-t?-b'l), a. [From Repute.] Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable conduct.

In the article of danger, it is as reputable to elude an enemy as defeat one. --Broome.

Syn: Respectable; creditable; estimable. -- Rep"u ta*ble*ness, n. -- Rep"u*ta*bly, adv.

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