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respectful |
Grep of noun respectful respectfulness Overview of adj respectful The adj respectful has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) respectful -- (full of or exhibiting respect; "respectful behavior"; "a respectful glance") 2. respectful, reverential, venerating -- (feeling or manifesting veneration) Antonyms of adj respectful 2 senses of respectful Sense 1 respectful (vs. disrespectful) disrespectful (vs. respectful) => annihilating, devastating, withering => contemptuous, disdainful, insulting, scornful => contumelious => derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting => impious, undutiful => impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed, flip => undeferential Sense 2 respectful, reverential, venerating INDIRECT (VIA reverent) -> irreverent Similarity of adj respectful 2 senses of respectful Sense 1 respectful (vs. disrespectful) => deferent, deferential, regardful => honorific Also See-> courteous#2; humble#2; reverent#1 Sense 2 respectful, reverential, venerating => reverent (vs. irreverent) Attributes of adj respectful Familiarity of adj respectful respectful used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj respectful disrespectful respectful self-respectful Overview of adj respectful The adj respectful has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) respectful -- (full of or exhibiting respect; "respectful behavior"; "a respectful glance") 2. respectful, reverential, venerating -- (feeling or manifesting veneration)
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