adj. having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine"

adj. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"

adj. without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"

adj. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"

adj. extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"

adj. direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"

adj. without evasion or compromise: "a direct approach"; "a downright kind of person"; "a flat-footed refusal"; "forthright criticism"; "a foursquare refusal to yield"; "his usual head-on fashion"; "a straightforward account of the accident"

adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight"

adj. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility"

adj. not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"

adj. widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

adj. (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman"

adj. standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"

adj. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"

adj. having an exceedingly bad reputation; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"

adj. worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"

adj. worthy of often limited commendation; "the student's effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable"

adj. financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment"

adj. worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion"

adj. worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"

adj. characterized by proper behavior or conventional conduct; worthy of respect; "a respectable woman"

adj. lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance

adj. of questionable taste or morality; "a louche nightclub"; "a louche painting"

adj. fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go"

adj. not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

adj. not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war"