About The Word Respective
Learn about the word Respective to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Respective definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Respective
| Respective Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Respective?Synonyms | Synonyms for Respective: Related Terms | Find terms related to Respective: See Also | Respective In Webster's Dictionary \Re*spec"tive\ (r?*sp?k"t?v), a. [Cf. F. respectif,
LL. respectivus. See {Respect}.]
1. Noticing with attention; hence, careful; wary;
considerate. [Obs.]
If you look upon the church of England with a
respective eye, you can not . . . refuse this
charge. --A?p. Sandys.
2. Looking towardl having reference to; relative, not
absolute; as, the respective connections of society.
3. Relating to particular persons or things, each to each;
particular; own; as, they returned to their respective
places of abode.
4. Fitted to awaken respect. [Obs.] --Shak.
5. Rendering respect; respectful; regardful. [Obs.]
With respective shame, rose, took us by the hands.
--Chapman.
With thy equals familiar, yet respective. --Lord
Burleigh.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Cutting ‐ the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the…
- Family entolomataceae ‐ a family of fungi belonging to the order…
- Cacodemon ‐ (Greek) an…
- Tomahawk ‐ weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American indians…
- Request ‐ a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an…
- Genus corchorus ‐ widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially…
- Visual cortex ‐ the cortical area that receives information from the lateral…
- Dublin ‐ capital and largest city and major port of the Republic…
- Crusade ‐ a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a…
- Administrative unit ‐ a unit with administrative…