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“more respectably”
respectably (adverb), more respectably, most respectably
1. Denoting how something is done well; creditably: Mrs. Adams was respectably healthy for her age because she always did exercises at the gym.
2. Descriptive of how a person does something in a presentable or acceptable manner: Mr. Thomas greeted his old friend respectably and cheerfully, and invited him into his home.
2. Descriptive of how a person does something in a presentable or acceptable manner: Mr. Thomas greeted his old friend respectably and cheerfully, and invited him into his home.
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spec-, spic-, spect-, spectat-, spectro- -spectr, -spectful, -spection, -spective
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