'Respectably' definitions:

Definition of 'respectably'

(from WordNet)
adverb
To a tolerably worthy extent; "he did respectably well for his age" [syn: respectably, creditably]
adverb
In a decent and morally reputable manner; "the film ends with the middle-aged romancers respectably married"

Definition of 'Respectably'

From: GCIDE
  • Respectable \Re*spect"a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a. [F. respectable, LL. respectabilis.]
  • 1. Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable citizen. "The respectable quarter of Sicca." --J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster]
  • No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected, without being truly respectable. --Madison. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Moderate in degree of excellence or in number; as, a respectable performance; a respectable audience. [1913 Webster] --{Re*spect"a*ble*ness},n. -- {Re*spect"a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]