Respectfully

Respectfully
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]


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  • respectfully — adverb compliantly, courteously, decorously, deferentially, dutifully, humbly, obediently, politely, regardfully, reverenter, reverently, submissively, summisse, unassumingly, verecunde, with all respect, with compliance, with deference, with due …   Law dictionary

  • respectfully — re|spect|ful|ly [ rı spektfəli ] adverb with respect: He bowed respectfully, and started to speak. a. FORMAL used for showing that you are being polite: I must respectfully disagree with what you are saying. b. Respectfully yours AMERICAN… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • respectfully — UK [rɪˈspektf(ə)lɪ] / US [rɪˈspektfəlɪ] adverb a) with respect He bowed respectfully, and started to speak. b) formal used for showing that you are being polite I must respectfully disagree with what you are saying …   English dictionary

  • respectfully —   Me ka mahalo, me ka pono (ending in letters).    ♦ I am, respectfully, o au me ka ha aha a (see also iho7).    ♦ Respectfully yours, me ka mana o nui …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • respectfully — See respectfully, respectively, respectably …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • respectfully — adv. Respectfully is used with these verbs: ↑bow, ↑decline, ↑disagree, ↑listen, ↑nod, ↑submit, ↑suggest …   Collocations dictionary

  • respectfully — respectful ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling or showing deference and respect. DERIVATIVES respectfully adverb respectfulness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • respectfully — adverb in a respectful manner might I respectfully suggest to the Town Council that they should adopt a policy of masterly inactivity? • Ant: ↑disrespectfully • Derived from adjective: ↑respectful …   Useful english dictionary

  • respectfully / respectively —    Respectfully means politely and with respect : Mel Pew always dealt respectfully with each and every customer.    Respectively refers to the order in which things are given: I gave Wallace and Linda blue and green socks, respectively, means… …   Confused words

  • respectfully / respectively —    Respectfully means politely and with respect : Mel Pew always dealt respectfully with each and every customer.    Respectively refers to the order in which things are given: I gave Wallace and Linda blue and green socks, respectively, means… …   Confused words

  • respectfully, respectively, respectably — The first of these terms means with respect : He addressed the supervisor respectfully. Respectively means each in the order named : Harry, Ned, and Steve were known as the Ace, the Banker, and the Nightcrawler respectively, Respectably means in… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

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