Respective

3 definitions found

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

  Respective \Re*spec"tive\ (r[-e]*sp[e^]k"t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F.
     respectif, LL. respectivus. See {Respect}.]
     1. Noticing with attention; hence, careful; wary;
        considerate. [Obs.]
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              If you look upon the church of England with a
              respective eye, you can not . . . refuse this
              charge.                               --A?p. Sandys.
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     2. Looking towardl having reference to; relative, not
        absolute; as, the respective connections of society.
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     3. Relating to particular persons or things, each to each;
        particular; own; as, they returned to their respective
        places of abode.
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     4. Fitted to awaken respect. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     5. Rendering respect; respectful; regardful. [Obs.]
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              With respective shame, rose, took us by the hands.
                                                    --Chapman.
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              With thy equals familiar, yet respective. --Lord
                                                    Burleigh.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  respective
       adj : considered individually; "the respective club members";
             "specialists in their several fields"; "the various
             reports all agreed" [syn: {respective(a)}, {several(a)},
              {various(a)}]

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

  56 Moby Thesaurus words for "respective":
     absolute, certain, common, communal, commutual, concrete, conjoint,
     corresponding, defined, definite, detailed, determinate, different,
     distinct, distinguished, distributional, distributive, equal,
     esoteric, especial, even stephen, exceptional, express,
     extraordinary, fifty-fifty, fixed, half, half-and-half, halvers,
     individual, inner, intimate, joint, minute, mutual, noteworthy,
     own, particular, per capita, per head, personal, pertinent,
     precise, private, pro rata, proportional, proportionate, prorated,
     relevant, separate, several, singular, solipsistic, special,
     specific, two-way