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PRESENTABLY
presentably
(adverb) in a presentable manner; “years ago in her white-painted infancy it must have hung presentably on the deck of some luxury liner”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
presentably (comparative more presentably, superlative most presentably)
In a presentable manner.
Source: Wiktionary
PRESENTABLE
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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