Adjective : a presentable young man. ,Are you presentable now?. From Dictionary.com.
Creslin slices a presentably small section of meat. From Wordnik.com. [The Towers of the Sunset]
"It's hot out, and I'm still dressed presentably," Parrish said. From Wordnik.com. [Record heat scorches tourists and may be responsible for cyclist's death] Reference
They were married, they had good jobs, and they were always dressed presentably. From Wordnik.com. [Manchild in the Promised Land] Reference
Also, I will add that at this point, the site (should I get a host and presentably professional website together) is planned to be free. From Wordnik.com. [Calling On Your Help] Reference
I biked a roughly 7 mile route to work, and, as long as there was some warm tap-water and I had a wash-cloth, I could clean up well enough to be at work, presentably. From Wordnik.com. [We Need People Who Ride Bikes, Not Cyclists « PubliCola] Reference
I never really saw the point of having "nice" shorts since any situation in which you'd need to dress presentably would almost certainly call for pants or of course a skirt. From Wordnik.com. [BSNYC Product Review: Outlier Summer Shorts] Reference
BLAIR: Over the past five years, 400,000 Iraqi children under the age of 5 died of malnutrition and disease, presentably, but died because of the nature of the regime under which they're living. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 27, 2003] Reference
There's a difference between getting up to throw on sweats or, in my case, a white t-shirt, denim button down and short plaid skirt for a 10 am class and making it to work, presentably, by 8:30 or 9. From Wordnik.com. [Post-College Drinking] Reference
Mr. Gladstone said: "I say that every man who is not presentably incapacitated by some consideration of personal unfitness or political danger, is morally entitled to come within the pale of the constitution.". From Wordnik.com. [The Grand Old Man] Reference
Mr. Gladstone said: “I say that every man who is not presentably incapacitated by some consideration of personal unfitness or political danger, is morally entitled to come within the pale of the constitution.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Grand Old Man]
It's played perfectly presentably by David Thaxton, Scarlett Strallen, Allan Corduner, Elena Rogers -- whose last outing here was a brilliantly sharp turn as Edith Piaf in the revival of Pam Gems's Piaf -- and six other booming male stalwarts. From Wordnik.com. [David Finkle: First Nighter: Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine "Passion" Gives Passion a Bad Name] Reference
Flowers thus restored have been put in a cold library, where the water, once hot, has frozen stiff, and yet have borne these two extremes of temperature without loss of beauty -- in fact, have lasted presentably from Monday morning to Saturday night. From Wordnik.com. [Manners and Social Usages] Reference
Women, however, must dress presentably without appearing too sultry or 'mannish. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
In warm weather I wore a presentably clean counterpart of Field's Joseph's coat of many colors. From Wordnik.com. [Eugene Field A Study In Heredity And Contradictions]
It took the girl nearly four hours to get herself together presentably -- and then, never had she looked so unkempt. From Wordnik.com. [The Price She Paid] Reference
Australia's bowlers met with harsh treatment, though Shaun Tait 2-59 bowled presentably on his return from a muscle strain. From Wordnik.com. [NEWS.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
This is frequently said with a view to emphasizing the importance of being presentably appareled, but it has a meaning beyond this. From Wordnik.com. [Vitality Supreme] Reference
In the spirit of Rosa Parks, Melodye Micere Van Putten brought a message to New Haven: Dress presentably, speak properly, and read and write abundantly. From Wordnik.com. [New Haven Independent] Reference
And, having washed his face at a basin in a corner, he set his hat slightly upon one side, picked up a walking stick and departed jauntily, and, to the outward eye, presentably sober. From Wordnik.com. [The Flirt] Reference
Why even the nurses at the hospital, for all the gravity of their positions, are a giggling, silly lot; and they never know that the only time they look and act presentably to me is when they stop their chatter, put on their uniforms, and go to work. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvester] Reference
I was dressed presentably. From Wordnik.com. [The Slap of Luxury: Vulgar Displays of Earning Power] Reference
Besides, in our case, we have the materials ready to our hands; surely we can succeed in shaping them presentably if we aim at nothing but the simple truth. ". From Wordnik.com. [After Dark] Reference
Idol stage, presentably enough. From Wordnik.com. [TV Envy] Reference
They dress presentably, they look fit. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Reader] Reference
Dress presentably, "the militiaman added. From Wordnik.com. [The Bear and the Dragon]
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