respectful

  • 11respectful — 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 …

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  • 12respectful — respectfully, adv. respectfulness, n. /ri spekt feuhl/, adj. full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply. [1590 1600; RESPECT + FUL] Syn. courteous, polite, decorous, civil, deferential. Ant. discourteous,… …

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  • 13respectful — adjective Marked or characterized by respect; as, respectful deportment. Ant: disrespectful See Also: respectfully, respectfulness …

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  • 14respectful — adj. Respectful is used with these nouns: ↑disagreement, ↑distance, ↑manner …

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  • 15respectful — adjective feeling or showing respect: The soldiers bowed their heads in respectful silence as the funeral procession went by. opposite disrespectful respectfully adverb respectfulness noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16respectful — /rəˈspɛktfəl/ (say ruh spektfuhl) adjective full of, characterised by, or showing respect: a respectful reply. –respectfully, adverb –respectfulness, noun …

  • 17respectful — adj. showing deference (stood at a respectful distance). Derivatives: respectfully adv. respectfulness n …

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  • 18respectful deportment — index decorum Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 19respectful — adjective Date: 1687 marked by or showing respect or deference • respectfully adverb • respectfulness noun …

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  • 20respectful — Synonyms and related words: acclamatory, accommodating, admiring, affable, agreeable, appreciative, approbatory, attentive, cap in hand, ceremonious, civil, commendatory, complaisant, complimentary, conscientious, considerate, cordial, courteous …

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