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Webster's Online English Dictionary

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honorable


honorable is an   Adverb

Definition:

[1] Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious. Thy name and honorable family. Shak.

[2] High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation.

[3] Proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or directed to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair; as, an honorable motive. Is this proceeding just and honorable Shak.

[4] Conferring honor, or produced by noble deeds. Honorable wounds from battle brought. Dryden.

[5] Worthy of respect; regarded with esteem; to be commended; consistent with honor or rectitude. Marriage is honorable in all. Heb. xiii. 4.

[6] Performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with testimonies of esteem; an honorable burial.

[7] Of reputable association or use; respectable. Let her descend: my chambers are honorable. Shak.

[8] An epithet of respect or distinction; as, the honorable Senate; the honorable gentleman.


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