Excellent, admirable; good, desirable; noble, honourable; reputable. Obsolete.
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释义 | society > morality > virtue > honourableness > [adjective] (10) faireOE Excellent, admirable; good, desirable; noble, honourable; reputable. Obsolete. goodlyOE Of good, noble, or valiant character; virtuous, honourable; (also) of distinguished attainments or bearing. Obsolete. selec1275 Good (in various senses). honourablec1384 Characterized by principles of honour (sense 2a); upright, honest; morally right or just. Of a thing. just1509 With of, to. Honourable in fulfilling one's obligations or promises; loyal and steadfast. Obsolete. ingenuous1610 Honourably straightforward; open, frank, candid. (The current sense.) squarea1644 Of persons. Honest or straightforward in dealing with others; honourable, upright. even down1654 Plain, matter-of-fact, direct. Of a person: straightforward, plain-speaking, frank, honest; (also) upright, honourable, sincere. Now rare. white1837 colloquial (originally U.S.). Honourable; square-dealing. Also as adv. Now somewhat rare and generally regarded as offensive. sportsmanlike1899 Resembling (that of) a sportsman; characteristic of or resembling a sportsman; (in later use esp.) worthy of or befitting a ‘good sport’… |
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