Definition of presentable
1 : capable of being presented
2 : being in condition to be seen or inspected especially by the critical
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Examples of presentable in a Sentence
I have to make myself presentable before our guests arrive.
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Luis Cruz, the Union-Tribune's director of news and programming, is always polished, punctual and presentable.
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Only three of them turned out to be presentable, prompting a newfound appreciation for Kim and her ability to look camera-ready at all times.
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OK, never mind the au jus shower that strafed an otherwise perfectly presentable pair of cargo shorts, this was beef bursting from its French bread base.
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Putting together an outfit during the summer is about wearing the smallest amount of clothing while still looking as presentable as possible.
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At its core is that mostly unexamined middle-class belief that everything will ultimately be swept up, made presentable and respectable.
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But the national-security adviser and the director of the National Economic Council are surely the White House’s most presentable faces.
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For the Afghan authorities, the challenge is twofold: how to regulate the jumble of unplanned neighborhoods to create a presentable capital city, and how to plan for a future when, by 2060, one of every two Afghans is expected to be a city dweller.
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In person, the writers – not counting Siegel, Dikkers, and graphics editor Mike Loew, who are lean and presentable, more or less – are a grumbling, beflanneled herd of irascible couch potatoes.
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First Known Use of presentable
circa 1626
PRESENTABLE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of presentable for English Language Learners
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: in good enough condition to be seen by someone : not too dirty, messy, etc., to be seen
PRESENTABLE Defined for Kids
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: having a satisfactory or pleasing appearance Make yourself presentable.
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