Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character of being respectful.
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- noun The characteristic of being
respectful .
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- noun courteous regard for people's feelings
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Examples
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Should we be assessing values, discipline, respectfulness and good citizenship more?
C. M. Rubin: The Global Search for Education: What Do We Value Most? C. M. Rubin 2011
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Not much literally happens in Andrew (A to Z), for reasons Andrew himself ponders near the end of the novel: My aversion to conflict and and the respectfulness with which I indulge that aversion makes me inherently undramatizable.
Experimental Fiction 2010
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Witness the fall from respectfulness of one John McCain who so easily says he never though of himself as a "Maverick" although there are endless tapes of him saying just that. liars
Obama touts financial reform, says GOP stance 'deceptive' 2010
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These do-nothing liars should be tuned out and voted out of office so we can move forward with unity and real American values of caring for each other, compassion, support of the diversity of our country, and educated and honorable People who believe in honesty, morality, ethics and respectfulness.
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Larsen fears for her safety and the respectfulness of his men, as loudly and obnoxiously as he possibly can.
Short Story Break: Heinlein & Tiptree « A Working Title 2009
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What is needed is an authentic alignment to universal principles such as respectfulness, freedom, equality, self-esteem, serving.
Anthony Strano: Reflections in Athens Anthony Strano 2012
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I am not trying to stifle dissent or discussion here here, but a little mutual respectfulness (even in the absence of genuine respect -- some call it "courtesy") would, at the very least, be conducive to a more fruitful discussion, wouldn't it?
Obama: Nationalization Would Be More Expensive Than Our Plan 2010
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Their respectfulness strikes me; respect toward elders, respect toward the sport and themselves.
Natalia Brzezinski: Millennial Perspectives: Interview With 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist Evan Lysacek Natalia Brzezinski 2010
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Their respectfulness strikes me; respect toward elders, respect toward the sport and themselves.
Natalia Brzezinski: Millennial Perspectives: Interview With 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist Evan Lysacek Natalia Brzezinski 2010
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When Maria Giraldo began her job as a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center nearly 12 years ago, performance reviews were conducted using a 10-page paper form that asked managers to score her on qualities like "leadership" or "respectfulness."
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