- (a.) Noticing with attention; hence, careful; wary; considerate.
- (a.) Fitted to awaken respect.
- (a.) Rendering respect; respectful; regardful.
- (a.) Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own; as, they returned to their respective places of abode.
- (a.) Looking towardl having reference to; relative, not absolute; as, the respective connections of society.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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