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semirespectable

semirespectable adjective: somewhat or partly respectable.

Adjective

semirespectable (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat or partly respectable.
    • A few minutes later he bade the policeman adieu, and, with a slip of paper in his pocket bearing a certain address in a semirespectable quarter, he walked briskly toward the nearest taxi stand.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 46

Origin of semirespectable

From semi- + respectable.

Questions about semirespectable

What does semirespectable mean?
Semirespectable means somewhat or partly respectable.
What part of speech is semirespectable?
Semirespectable is an adjective.

Words near semirespectable in the dictionary

  1. semireliable
  2. semireligious
  3. semireniform
  4. semiresinous
  5. semirespectability
  6. semirespectable
  7. semiresponsible
  8. semireticulate
  9. semireticulated
  10. semiretired
  11. semiretirement

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