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21respectful — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. deferential, considerate, attentive, appreciative, courteous, polite, civil, admiring, reverent, revering, reverencing, attending, upholding, regarding, valuing, venerating, taking thought for, recognizing, deferring to …
22respectful — re spect·ful || rɪ spektfÊŠl adj. showing honor, showing respect, showing deference …
23respectful — adjective feeling or showing respect. Derivatives respectfully adverb respectfulness noun …
24respectful — a. 1. Deferential, courteous, dutiful, civil, decorous, polite, complaisant. 2. Ceremonious, formal …
25respectful — adj 1. regardful, considerate, thoughtful, deferential; obedient, dutiful, attentive, obliging, accommodating; civil, cordial, courteous, gracious, ladylike, gentlemanly, mannerly, polite; gentle, well bred, urbane, suave, chivalrous, chivalric,… …
26respectful — re·spect·ful …
27respectful — adjective Syn: deferential, reverent, dutiful, polite, well mannered, civil, courteous, gracious Ant: rude …
28respectful — [rɪˈspektf(ə)l] adj treating someone with respect respectfully adv …
29respectful — re•spect•ful [[t]rɪˈspɛkt fəl[/t]] adj. characterized by or showing politeness or deference • Etymology: 1590–1600 re•spect′ful•ly, adv …
30respectable - respectful — ◊ respectable Someone or something that is respectable is approved of by people and considered to be morally correct. The teacher was a respectable woman who did her best. They were young people from respectable homes. ◊ respectful If your… …