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Webster 1913 Edition


Respectuous

Re-spec′tu-ous

(r?-sp?k′t?-?s;135)
,
Adj.
1.
Respectful;
as, a
respectuous
silence
.
[Obs.]
Boyle.
2.
Respectable.
[Obs.]
Knolles.

Definition 2024


respectuous

respectuous

English

Adjective

respectuous (comparative more respectuous, superlative most respectuous)

  1. (obsolete) respectful
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  2. (obsolete) respectable
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