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Respectful vs Respectuous - What's the difference?

respectful | respectuous |

As adjectives the difference between respectful and respectuous

is that respectful is marked or characterized by respect; as, respectful deportment while respectuous is (obsolete) respectful.

respectful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Marked or characterized by respect; as, respectful deportment.
  • Antonyms

    * disrespectful

    respectuous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) respectful
  • (Boyle)
  • (obsolete) respectable
  • (Knolles)
    (Webster 1913)