- respectful
- adjective Date: 1687 marked by or showing respect or deference • respectfully adverb • respectfulness noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Respectful — Re*spect ful ( f?l), a. Marked or characterized by respect; as, respectful deportment. [1913 Webster] With humble joi and with respectful fear. Prior. [1913 Webster] {Re*spect ful*ly}, adv. {Re*spect ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
respectful — index civil (polite), obedient, obeisant, servile Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
respectful — 1580s (implied in respectfully), from RESPECT (Cf. respect) + FUL (Cf. ful) … Etymology dictionary
respectful — [adj] courteous, mannerly admiring, appreciative, civil, considerate, courtly, deferential, duteous, dutiful, gracious, humble, obedient, obeisant, polite, recognizing, regardful, regarding, reverent, reverential, self effacing, solicitous,… … New thesaurus
respectful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling or showing deference and respect. DERIVATIVES respectfully adverb respectfulness noun … English terms dictionary
respectful — [ri spekt′fəl] adj. full of or characterized by respect; showing deference or dutiful regard respectfully adv. respectfulness n … English World dictionary
respectful — adj. respectful of, to (respectful of one s elders) * * * [rɪ spektf(ə)l] to (respectful of one s elders) respectful of … Combinatory dictionary
respectful — [[t]rɪspe̱ktfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ of/towards/to n If you are respectful, you show respect for someone. He was always so polite and respectful... The children in our family are always respectful to their elders... The patient has the right… … English dictionary
respectful — re|spect|ful [rıˈspektfəl] adj feeling or showing respect ≠ ↑disrespectful ▪ They listened in respectful silence. respectful of ▪ He was always respectful of my independence. >respectfully adv >respectfulness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
respectful — re|spect|ful [ rı spektfl ] adjective feeling or showing respect: His followers kept at a respectful distance. respectful of: You should be more respectful of other people s points of view … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
respectful — UK [rɪˈspektf(ə)l] / US adjective feeling or showing respect His followers kept at a respectful distance. respectful of: You should be more respectful of other people s points of view … English dictionary
