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Dictionary: pre·sent·a·ble   (prĭ-zĕn'tə-bəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. That can be given, displayed, or offered: presentable gifts; presentable attire.
  2. Fit for introduction to others: presentable relatives.
presentability pre·sent'a·bil'i·ty or pre·sent'a·ble·ness n.
presentably pre·sent'a·bly adv.

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adjective

    Proper in appearance: respectable. Informal decent. See good/bad, usual/unusual.

Antonyms: presentable
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adj

Definition: respectable; fit to be seen
Antonyms: ugly, unacceptable, unfit, unpresentable


Devil's Dictionary: presentable
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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


adj.

Hideously appareled after the manner of the time and place.

In Boorioboola-Gha a man is presentable on occasions of ceremony if he have his abdomen painted a bright blue and wear a cow's tail; in New York he may, if it please him, omit the paint, but after sunset he must wear two tails made of the wool of a sheep and dyed black.



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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - præsentabel

Nederlands (Dutch)
presentabel, toonbaar

Français (French)
adj. - présentable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ansehnlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εμφανίσιμος, ευπαρουσίαστος

Italiano (Italian)
presentabile, decoroso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - apresentável

Русский (Russian)
приличный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - presentable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - presentabel, möjlig att lägga fram

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
可见人的, 有规矩的, 漂亮的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可見人的, 有規矩的, 漂亮的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 남 앞에 내놓을 만한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 人前に出せる, 見苦しくない, 紹介できる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) صالح للتقديم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ראוי להציגו, נאה‬


 
 
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