respectful
1Respectful — 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] …
2respectful — index civil (polite), obedient, obeisant, servile Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3respectful — 1580s (implied in respectfully), from RESPECT (Cf. respect) + FUL (Cf. ful) …
4respectful — [adj] courteous, mannerly admiring, appreciative, civil, considerate, courtly, deferential, duteous, dutiful, gracious, humble, obedient, obeisant, polite, recognizing, regardful, regarding, reverent, reverential, self effacing, solicitous,… …
5respectful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling or showing deference and respect. DERIVATIVES respectfully adverb respectfulness noun …
6respectful — [ri spekt′fəl] adj. full of or characterized by respect; showing deference or dutiful regard respectfully adv. respectfulness n …
7respectful — adj. respectful of, to (respectful of one s elders) * * * [rɪ spektf(ə)l] to (respectful of one s elders) respectful of …
8respectful — [[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… …
9respectful — 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] …
10respectful — 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 …
