respectfully

[US]/ri'spektfuli/
[UK]/rɪˈsp ɛktfəlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a respectful manner

Example Sentences

to address someone respectfully

to act respectfully in a meeting

to treat others respectfully

to respond respectfully to criticism

to behave respectfully in public

to communicate respectfully with colleagues

to handle conflicts respectfully

Real-world Examples

The others, in future, kept their distance respectfully.

Source: Brave New World

" It's your little mind, Demi, " replied the sage, stroking the yellow head respectfully.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

So what about those times when you want to respond a little more respectfully?

Source: Emma's delicious English

You're not hurt, I hope, miss, said her preserver, respectfully.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

Then the killer respectfully posed his body.

Source: English little tyrant

" How is your dad? " he asked respectfully.

Source: Selected Short Stories of Hemingway

Sir, we respectfully request your attention.

Source: We Bare Bears

You know how to work respectfully with all people.

Source: Sheryl Sandberg's 2018 MIT Commencement Speech

If you say no, do it respectfully and directly.

Source: Crash Course: Business in the Workplace

As in respectfully parental? Depends where you're going.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

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