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Definitions for respectfully
re·spect·ful·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
respectfullyadverb
in a respectful manner
"might I respectfully suggest to the Town Council that they should adopt a policy of masterly inactivity?"
Wiktionary
respectfullyadverb
In a respectful manner.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Respectfullyadverb
With some degree of reverence.
Etymology: from respectful.
To your glad genius sacrifice this day,
Let common meats respectfully give way. Dryden.
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respectfully
Respectfully means in a manner that shows politeness, regard, deference, or courtesy towards someone or something. It involves demonstrating respect or consideration for another person's feelings, wishes, rights, or traditions.
Editors Contribution
respectfullyadverb
In a respectful manner.
They communicated respectfully.
Submitted by MaryC on March 30, 2020
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of respectfully in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of respectfully in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of respectfully in a Sentence
I'm sorry that Republicans feel the government shouldn't work. I respectfully disagree. Government should work, the Trump head of the IRS told us last term that the amount of money collected by the IRS every year is a trillion dollars less than the amount that is due in taxes and that's because the IRS has been so historically underfunded.
We are aware of the lawsuit that was filed yesterday and we respectfully decline to comment.
I never lose sight of the fact that a family has lost one of their loved ones that night, this whole situation is just really heartbreaking but respectfully, that’s all I’m going to be able to say on that.
We have to do something to make people more accountable when they do get caught, the leading reason why our employees are getting hurt is because they say to someone, very respectfully, ‘You need to put a mask on.’ In today’s world, that gets you smacked.
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.
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