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Definition of Reputable
1. Adjective. Having a good reputation. "A reputable wine"
Also: Honorable, Honourable, Respectable
Similar to: Esteemed, Honored, Prestigious, Estimable, Good, Honorable, Respectable, Redoubtable, Respected, Well-thought-of, Time-honored, Time-honoured
Antonyms: Disreputable
Derivative terms: Reputability
Definition of Reputable
1. a. Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable; praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable conduct.
Definition of Reputable
1. Adjective. Having a good reputation; honourable. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reputable
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reputable
Literary usage of Reputable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"Maine, a diploma of graduation from a reputable dental college and a ... Minnesota,
a diploma from a reputable dental school; or five years' lawful dental ..."
2. Composition and Rhetoric for Schools by Robert Herrick, Lindsay Todd Damon (1902)
"Reputable Use—The reason for rejecting the vast majority of so-called Americanisms
is that they do not satisfy the third requirement of good use—they are ..."
3. Composition, Oral and Written by Charles Sears Baldwin (1909)
"Usage as Reputable, National, Present. — Good use, or in language, has been
admirably defined by Dr. Campbell as (1) reputable use, (2) national use, ..."
4. Composition, Oral and Written by Charles Sears Baldwin (1911)
"Usage as Reputable, National, Present. — Good use, or correctness in language,
has been admirably defined by Dr. Campbell as (1) reputable use, (2) national ..."
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