Hypertext Webster Gateway: "reputable"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Reputable \Rep"u*ta*ble\ (r?p"?-t?-b'l), a. [From {Repute}.]
Having, or worthy of, good repute; held in esteem; honorable;
praiseworthy; as, a reputable man or character; reputable
conduct.

In the article of danger, it is as reputable to elude
an enemy as defeat one. --Broome.

Syn: Respectable; creditable; estimable. -- {Rep"u
ta*ble*ness}, n. -- {Rep"u*ta*bly}, adv.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

reputable
adj : having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a
reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine" [ant: {disreputable}]


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