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respectuous

respectuous adjective: respectful.

Adjective

respectuous (comparative more respectuous, superlative most respectuous)

  1. (obsolete) respectful
    • I thought it pardonabler to say nothing by a respectuous silence1648, Robert Boyle, letter to Mr. Jones
  2. (obsolete) respectable
    • a great man, more amorous of her person than reſpectuous of her honour1603, Richard Knolles, The Generall Historie of the Turkes, […], London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC

Forms of respectuous

comparativemore respectuous
superlativemost respectuous

Questions about respectuous

What does respectuous mean?
Respectuous means respectful.
What part of speech is respectuous?
Respectuous is an adjective.

Words near respectuous in the dictionary

  1. respectlessly
  2. respectlessness
  3. respector
  4. respectors
  5. respects
  6. respectuous
  7. respectworthy
  8. respek
  9. respell
  10. respelled
  11. respeller

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