Respectful

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Respectful \Re*spect"ful\ (-f?l), a.
     Marked or characterized by respect; as, respectful
     deportment.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           With humble joy and with respectful fear. --Prior.


     [1913 Webster] -- {Re*spect"ful*ly}, adv. --
     {Re*spect"ful*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  respectful
       adj 1: full of or exhibiting respect; "respectful behavior"; "a
              respectful glance" [ant: {disrespectful}]
       2: feeling or manifesting veneration [syn: {reverential}, {venerating}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "respectful":
     acclamatory, accommodating, admiring, affable, agreeable,
     appreciative, approbatory, attentive, cap in hand, ceremonious,
     civil, commendatory, complaisant, complimentary, conscientious,
     considerate, cordial, courteous, deferential, duteous, dutiful,
     encomiastic, ethical, eulogistic, fair, flattering, gentlemanly,
     graceful, gracious, honorific, ladylike, laudatory, mannerly,
     moral, obedient, obliging, observant, panegyric, polite, regardful,
     reverent, reverential, scrupulous, solicitous, tactful, thoughtful,
     urbane, well-behaved, well-mannered