PRESENTABLE

presentable

(adjective) fit to be seen; “presentable clothes”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

presentable (comparative more presentable, superlative most presentable)

In good enough shape to be shown or offered to other people; tidy; attractive.

(ecclesiastical) Capable of being presented to a church living.

Source: Wiktionary


Pre*sent"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. présentable.]

1. Capable or admitting of being presented; suitable to be exhibited, represented, or offered; fit to be brought forward or set forth; hence, fitted to be introduced to another, or to go into society; as, ideas that are presentable in simple language; she is not presentable in such a gown.

2. Admitting of the presentation of a clergiman; as, a church presentable. [R.] Ayliffe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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