respectful

[ ri-spekt-fuhl ]

/ rɪˈspɛkt fəl /

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adjective

full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.

Origin of respectful

First recorded in 1590–1600; respect + -ful

SYNONYMS FOR respectful

courteous, polite, decorous, civil, deferential.

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ANTONYMS FOR respectful

discourteous, disrespectful.

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OTHER WORDS FROM respectful

re·spect·ful·ly, adverb re·spect·ful·ness, noun qua·si-re·spect·ful, adjective qua·si-re·spect·ful·ly, adverb

un·re·spect·ful, adjective un·re·spect·ful·ly, adverb un·re·spect·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby respectful

respectability, respectability politics, respectable, respectant, respecter, respectful, respecting, respective, respectively, respell, respighi

Example sentences from the Web for respectfully

To the Team Maher people, I respectfully ask that you please be specific in your criticism.

After Maher-Affleck, We Need an Honest—and Calm—Dialogue on Islam |Dean Obeidallah |October 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Indeed, he is respectfully mystified by the almost religious devotion Morrissey inspires.

This Charming Man: Meet 'Ronnissey,' Brooklyn's Fake Morrissey |Michael Moynihan |September 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Below is the email response I received: Hi, thank you but we respectfully decline.

You Don’t Hate Feminism. You Just Don’t Understand It. |Emily Shire |July 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I applaud Paul Ryan and the CBC members for their willingness to engage while respectfully listening to what each had to say.

Paul Ryan Opens a Door to the Congressional Black Congress |Ron Christie |May 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

“We respectfully disagree with the president on his ability to stop unnecessary deportations,” Murguia said.

Boehner vs. The Base on Immigration |Patricia Murphy |April 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
"I see," answered the clerk, respectfully, for Stark's words led him to think that his guest was a man of wealth.

Driven From Home |Horatio Alger
We respectfully submit the resolution to your hands, and I desire to be heard on it to-morrow.

Arguments before the Committee on Patents of the House of Representatives, conjointly with the Senate Committee on Patents, on H.R. 19853, to amend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright |United States Committee on Patents
Your attention is respectfully invited to the condition of affairs in the State of Louisiana.

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant |James D. Richardson
Within he found a young man whom the caster addressed most respectfully as Dr. Benda, and who was about thirty years old.

The Goose Man |Jacob Wassermann
"You are not well this morning, sir," said Burrage most respectfully.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV. |Various

British Dictionary definitions for respectfully

respectful

/ (rɪˈspɛktfʊl) /

adjective

full of, showing, or giving respect

Derived forms of respectful

respectfully, adverb respectfulness, noun

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