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Respectfully

//ɹɪˈspɛkt.fəl.i// adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a respectful manner.

    "York got down and said very respectfully, "I beg your pardon, my lady, but these horses have not been reined up for three years, and my lord said it would be safer to bring them to it by degrees; but if your ladyship pleases, I can take them up a little more.""

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a respectful manner wordnet

Etymology

From respectful + -ly.

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