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Honorable

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Adjective

1. honest, honorable

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

Example Sentences:
'honest lawyers'
'honest reporting'

2. honorable, honourable

worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect

Example Sentences:
'an honorable man'
'led an honorable life'
'honorable service to his country'

3. ethical, honorable, honourable

adhering to ethical and moral principles

Example Sentences:
'it seems ethical and right'
'followed the only honorable course of action'

4. estimable, good, honorable, respectable

deserving of esteem and respect

Example Sentences:
'all respectable companies give guarantees'
'ruined the family's good name'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Honorable

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adjective
1. 
worthy of being honored
; specif.,
a.  [H-]
of, or having a position of, high rank or worth
, used as a title of courtesy for certain officials and for the children of certain British peers
our Representative, the Honorable Jane Smith
b. 
noble; illustrious
c. 
of good reputation; respectable
2. 
having or showing a sense of right and wrong; characterized by honesty and integrity; upright
3. 
bringing honor to the owner or doer
4. 
doing honor; accompanied with marks of respect
an honorable burial

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Honorable

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adj.
1. Deserving or winning honor and respect: led an honorable life.
2. Bringing distinction or recognition: honorable service to one's nation.
3. Possessing and characterized by honor: an honorable person.
4. Consistent with honor or good name: followed the only honorable course of action.
5. Distinguished; illustrious: this honorable gathering of scholars.
6. Attended by marks of recognition and honor: received an honorable burial.
7. Honorable Abbr. Hon.
a. Used as a title of respect for certain high government officials: The Honorable Jane Doe, Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.
b. Used as a courtesy title for the children of barons and viscounts and the younger sons of earls.
c. Used in the House of Commons as a title of respect when speaking of another member.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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