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honourable
/ˈɒnərəbl/ adjective UKDefinition
› (US honorable) honest and fair, or deserving praise and respect: a decent, honourable man → Opposite dishonourable
the Honourable › a title used before the name of some important government officials › a title used in the UK before the name of certain people of high social rank
honourably adverb (Definition of honourable adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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