respectful

adj
/ɹɪˈspɛkt.fl̩/

Etymology

From respect + -ful.

  1. derived from respectus
  2. derived from respect
  3. inherited from respect
  4. suffixed as respectful — “respect + ful

Definitions

  1. Marked or characterized by respect

    • It is of great importance that you act in a respectful manner towards the duke and duchess.
    • They used highly respectful language when conversing with the elders.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at respectful. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at respectful. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at respectful

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA