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semirespectable

adj

Etymology

From semi- + respectable.

  1. derived from respectus
  2. derived from respect
  3. inherited from respect
  4. suffixed as respectable — “respect + able”
  5. prefixed as semirespectable — “semi + respectable”

Definitions

  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.

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