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reputable
[ rep-yuh-tuh-buhl ]
adjective
- held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable:
a reputable organization.
- considered to be good or acceptable usage; standard:
reputable speech.
reputable
/ ˈrɛpjʊtəbəl /
adjective
- having a good reputation; honoured, trustworthy, or respectable
- (of words) acceptable as good usage; standard
Derived Forms
- ˈreputably, adverb
- ˌreputaˈbility, noun
Other Words From
- repu·ta·bili·ty repu·ta·ble·ness noun
- repu·ta·bly adverb
- non·reput·a·ble adjective
- non·reput·a·bly adverb
- sub·repu·ta·ble adjective
- sub·repu·ta·bly adverb
- un·repu·ta·ble adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of reputable1
Example Sentences
Like any service for hire, it is extremely important for the traffickers to provide a reputable service, criminal as it is.
Many of their stories, along with their names, were published in reputable news sources like People and Philadelphia Magazine.
However, even reputable news sources and well meaning celebrities are guilty of implying that she should have known better.
Finally, all reputable journals undergo peer-review of all submitted papers before final publication.
Luskin then quotes medical journals that, although certainly reputable, are not the typical sources for discussions of evolution.
Mr. Mayne thought they should rouse the household at the first reputable looking dwelling they found.
The bail, a reputable tradesman, with astonishment declared that he never was in a gaol in his life.
And secondly, if he should buy it, I hope I can persuade him to sell it to some first class, reputable rancher.
The words which a person may use are generally described as reputable, national, and present.
Words must be reputable; that is, sanctioned by the authority of the creators of English literature.
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