reputable

[ rep-yuh-tuh-buh l ]

/ ˈrɛp yə tə bəl /

held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.

considered to be good or acceptable usage; standard: reputable speech.

Origin of reputable

First recorded in 1605–15; repute + -able

rep·u·ta·bil·i·ty, rep·u·ta·ble·ness, noun rep·u·ta·bly, adverb non·rep·ut·a·ble, adjective non·rep·ut·a·bly, adverb

sub·rep·u·ta·ble, adjective sub·rep·u·ta·bly, adverb un·rep·u·ta·ble, adjective

Like any service for hire, it is extremely important for the traffickers to provide a reputable service, criminal as it is.

Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean |Barbie Latza Nadeau |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Many of their stories, along with their names, were published in reputable news sources like People and Philadelphia Magazine.

Hannibal Buress Says Bill Cosby Is a Rapist: A History of Sexual Assault Allegations |Amy Zimmerman |October 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Finally, all reputable journals undergo peer-review of all submitted papers before final publication.

Anti-Vaxxers Have a New Hero |Russell Saunders |September 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
No reputable academic journal would accept a publication without such a disclosure.

The Republican Street Fight Over Transparency in Government |Lawrence Lessig |March 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Entire books have been written by reputable historians blaming Darwin for the Holocaust.

How Liberty University Creates Creationists |Karl W. Giberson |March 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The parents of Wykeham are held to have been poor, but of creditable descent and reputable character.

Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies |Anonymous
Many other noblemen, gentlemen, and reputable merchants were disgracefully involved.

The Humbugs of the World |P. T. Barnum
The Vicar's wife regarded her as too large and flaring and curvilinear for reputable good looks.

Septimus |William J. Locke
Small wonder that the Livingstone party kept her afar off from their perfumed and reputable society while she did her nasty work.

The Art of Disappearing |John Talbot Smith
I had an opportunity of knowing that two or three reputable people had purchased some articles of vagrants, who were detected.

Letters written during a short residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark |Mary Wollstonecraft

reputable

/ (ˈrɛpjʊtəbəl) /

having a good reputation; honoured, trustworthy, or respectable

(of words) acceptable as good usage; standard

reputability, noun reputably, adverb