respectfully
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respectfully
- /ɹɪˈspɛkt.fə.li/
adverb more respectfully · most respectfully
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In a respectful manner.
York got down and said very respectfully, "I beg your pardon, my lady, but these horses have not been reined up for three years, and my lord said it would be safer to bring them to it by degrees; but if your ladyship pleases, I can take them up a little more."
Opposite: disrespectfully
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: respect, politely, humanely, compliance, kindly, dedicated, modestly, humbly, respectively, reverentially, reverently, deferentially, courteously, civilly, honorably, regardfully
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adv in a respectful manner
| Español | respetuosamente |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | सम्मानपूर्वक sammānpūrvak, सविनय savinay |
| Português | respeitosamente |
| Français | respectueusement |
| Deutsch | respektvoll |
| Italiano | rispettosamente |
| Русский | уважи́тельно uvažítelʹno, почти́тельно počtítelʹno |
Talk about this word "respectfully." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/respectfully. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. respectfully. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/respectfully "respectfully." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/respectfully.Cite this
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title = {respectfully},
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