Respectable
Respectable adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Usage example: the artwork that we commissioned from the muralist turned out to be respectable but was not quite what we had hoped for
Standard and respectable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Standard" instead an adjective "Respectable".
Standard
Standard adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.
Respectable and standard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Respectable" instead an adjective "Standard".
Both words in one sentence
- Unlike the standard crime-novel Rat, the Information Broker may not be a criminal and may have a respectable above-board persona requiring that they conceal their more illicit activities.
Source: The Rat -
Double Standard: Rape, Female on Male: At least in one of Yamada's many imagine spots, in which Yamada can be seen holding Kosuda down and removing his shirt, while sporting a quite respectable "rape-face".Kosuda: Yamada, I... Yamada: Don't be such a baby!
Source: Manga / B Gata H Kei
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