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respectworthy

respectworthy adjective: worthy of or deserving respect; respectable.

Adjective

respectworthy (comparative more respectworthy, superlative most respectworthy)

  1. Worthy of or deserving respect; respectable.
    • Caring is fastened on others, even if respectworthy values are absent.1994, George David Miller, An idiosyncratic ethics: or, the Louramachean ethics

Forms of respectworthy

comparativemore respectworthy
superlativemost respectworthy
alternative formrespect-worthy
alternative formrespect worthy

Origin of respectworthy

From respect + -worthy.

Questions about respectworthy

What does respectworthy mean?
Respectworthy means worthy of or deserving respect; respectable.
What part of speech is respectworthy?
Respectworthy is an adjective.

Words near respectworthy in the dictionary

  1. respectlessness
  2. respector
  3. respectors
  4. respects
  5. respectuous
  6. respectworthy
  7. respek
  8. respell
  9. respelled
  10. respeller
  11. respellers

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