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respectfully

adverb as in deferentially

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To the Team Maher people, I respectfully ask that you please be specific in your criticism.

Indeed, he is respectfully mystified by the almost religious devotion Morrissey inspires.

Below is the email response I received: Hi, thank you but we respectfully decline.

It can teach its employees about treating clients with disabilities respectfully.

The board members would respectfully listen, but showed little signs of which way they would decide.

And I would respectfully suggest that this interview must definitely terminate the matter one way or the other.

"In a moment, sir," answered the landlord respectfully, and he turned again to the Parisian.

But M. Boscheron, my secretary, respectfully remarks that I keep on dictating the same sentence.

He added the last phrase so respectfully that she was mollified, and rejoined with a sigh: "I'm afraid I can't help you much."

Hearing the words, the young man respectfully bowed to Andrea and her father.

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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to respectfully, such as: attentively, politely, ceremoniously, considerately, courteously, and decorously.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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