Gay
Gay adjective - Having much high-spirited energy and movement.
Respectable and gay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Respectable" instead an adjective "Gay".
Respectable
Respectable adjective - Having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge.
Gay and respectable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gay" instead an adjective "Respectable".
Both words in one sentence
- This is often applied in a setting where it would be hard or impossible for the man in question to live openly gay or for the woman to remain unmarried, so the marriage keeps him in the closet and her a respectable woman.
Source: Settled for Gay -
In Serial (1980), Christopher Lee plays a man who is a scary gay biker at the weekend and a highly respectable 'suit' the rest of the time.
Source: Leatherman -
Ples Tibenoch of Hanna Is Not a Boy's Name is a somewhat prudish, very respectable gentleman whom you would take for het or even asexual if not for Word of Gay.
Source: Straight Gay
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