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'spectable

'spectable is the pronunciation spelling of respectable.

Meaning of respectable

Adjective

respectable (comparative more respectable, superlative most respectable)

  1. Deserving respect.
    • His accomplishments, morals, loyalty, and stature make him a respectable person.
  2. Decent; satisfactory.
    • Turn up to the interview wearing something respectable. She plays a respectable game of chess. He got a respectable B+ on his last exam.
  3. Moderately well-to-do.

See all 4 meanings of respectable

Forms of 'spectable

comparativemore 'spectable
superlativemost 'spectable
alternative formspectable

Origin of 'spectable

Apheretic form of respectable.

Questions about 'spectable

What is 'spectable the pronunciation spelling of?
'spectable is the pronunciation spelling of respectable.

Words near 'spectable in the dictionary

  1. 'skimo
  2. 'skimos
  3. 'snails
  4. 'specially
  5. 'spect
  6. 'spectable
  7. 'spected
  8. 'specting
  9. 'spects
  10. 'spensive
  11. 'spire

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Adapted from Wiktionary: 'spectable (page history and authors); respectable (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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