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Respectability

adj.

decorous

Meaning: socially proper, appropriate

Usage: The appreciative guest displayed decorous behavior toward his host.

adj.

ingenuous

Meaning: not devious; innocent and candid

Usage: He must have writers, but his speeches seem so ingenuous it’s hard to believe he’s not speaking from his own heart.

adj.

innocuous

Meaning: harmless, inoffensive

Usage: In spite of their innocuous appearance, these mushrooms are actually quite poisonous.

adj.

reputable

Meaning: of good reputation

Usage: After the most reputable critic in the industry gave the novel a glowing review, sales took off.

n.

propriety

Meaning: the quality or state of being proper, decent

Usage: The principal questioned the propriety of discussing private information in public.