adjective
definition
Marked or characterized by respect
example
It is of great importance that you act in a respectful manner towards the duke and duchess.
Examples of respectful in a Sentence
Clement replied in 1705 with a bull condemning respectful silence.
Gerald was solemn and respectful as he worked.
Above all, try to be respectful and cautious with the old prince.
He was respectful of her concerns, but they didn't see eye-to-eye on any of it - except the fact that they both wanted another child.
I suppose I do enjoy the work, and I try to act respectful to all our customers.
Berg was sitting beside the countess consoling her with the respectful attention of a relative.
Pippins donation was restored, but the protectorate was no longer so distant, respectful and intermittent as the pope liked.
Sarah was his mother, so he would be respectful, and if he wasn't she could always walk away.
He had followed with interest Galileo's scientific discoveries and a respectful admiration grew up between them.
The French doctor held no taper; he was leaning against one of the columns in a respectful attitude implying that he, a foreigner, in spite of all differences of faith, understood the full importance of the rite now being performed and even approved of it.
You seem to enjoy your work - and you are respectful toward me.
Evelyn's voice was quiet and respectful.
As a lecturer, he was inferior in charm and eloquence to Brown and Stewart; the latter says that "silent and respectful attention" was accorded to the "simplicity and perspicuity of his style" and "the gravity and authority of his character."
Are people being respectful of each other, or are they bickering endlessly and slinging insults?
Are interactions between students and instructors polite, respectful and professional?
Yet the Captains' manner was respectful.
If you do decide to visit a cemetery in search of spirits, make sure that you are respectful of the site, follow the ground's rules for visitation and avoid creating any damage.
Soap stars, like other actors, often enjoy meeting their fans, although fans must be careful to be respectful in any encounter with the stars they admire.
Some people believe the simple cross is the purest and most respectful depiction.
Your experience may not be the same as the other staff members', and you want to be respectful of the fact that they will continue to work there.
Families with members of all ages come to games, and being respectful of fellow spectators is basic social courtesy.
You should always remember to be respectful when dating a transgendered person, in the same way that you would any other person.
The Jansenists played into their hands by suddenly raising (1701) in the Paris divinity school the question whether it was necessary to accept the condemnation of Jansen with interior assent, or whether a "respectful silence" was enough.
Rhyn snorted at her defiant stance and Kris.s respectful bow and leaned down to grab the rope binding Jade.s ankles.
His personal Guardians trailed at a respectful distance, out of earshot but close enough if something happened.
On other matters, our opinions differ, but we pay respectful homage to the deep conviction with which you defend your ideas.
It is current and very modern although respectful of the best traditions.
The police were very respectful to me I can't say enough good things about them.
I have let her do this, but now I tell her she must be respectful.
If you do watch from here please be respectful of the religious sensitivities of the site (no shorts or bare chests ).
My wish is to have a mutually respectful visit.
His attitude to nature was humble, selfless, and deeply respectful.
They are persuasive in thier opionions, yet respectful of other stances.
He is if any thing too respectful of it.
How could I respond and remain respectful of them as customers?
And also as time passes I have become more respectful of my earlier work.
The SOS program provides user-friendly, step-by-step guidelines for creating respectful and effective learning environments " .
Amongst the threads, which entangle the wings and legs of intercepted prey, the spiders are perfectly at home and can pounce on the struggling victim at once if it be small and harmless or keep at a respectful distance, checking all efforts at escape, if it be poisonous or strong.
His prejudice against the Scots had at length become little more than matter of jest; and whatever remained of the old feeling had been effectually removed by the kind and respectful hospitality with which he had been received in every part of Scotland.
It would not be respectful to uncover in presence of an equal, much less of a superior.
We may, however, reject the sceptical hypothesis that Laura was a mere figment of Petrarch's fancy; and, if we accept her personal reality, the poems of her lover demonstrate that she was a married woman with whom he enjoyed a respectful and not very intimate friendship.
A menacing letter was despatched by Sunderland to shake the firmness of the university; but, though humble and respectful explanations were returned, the university showed no sign of compliance, nor even of a desire to suggest a compromise.
No, just that he streaked into the lead from the gun and kept the remainder of the fleet a respectful distance behind.
You'll find the people there to be very understanding, very respectful of traditions.
He wanted vehicles to be more respectful of other road users.
If the government changes into one less respectful of human rights then we need to know what safeguards there will be going forward.
Our products, our services and our processes are respectful of the environment.
There was a respectful silence, then a glum man from Motorcycle Monthly said Can I have their number?
In North Asia, handing out business cards with both hands in a respectful manner will also be noticed.
Prince Charles acted the servant very well, sitting at a respectful distance, with his bonnet off.