Respective vs Distinctive - What's the difference?
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Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.
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(obsolete) Noticing with attention; careful; wary.
* Archbishop Sandys
(obsolete) Looking toward; having reference to; relative, not absolute.
(obsolete) Fitted to awaken respect.
* 1599 , , IV. iv. 192:
(obsolete) Rendering respect; respectful; regardful.
* Chapman
* Lord Burleigh
that serves to distinguish between things
that is characteristic or typical of something
As adjectives the difference between respective and distinctive
is that respective is relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own while distinctive is that serves to distinguish between things.respective
English
Adjective
(-)- They returned to their respective places of abode.
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- If you look upon the church of England with a respective eye, you can not refuse this charge.
- the respective connections of society
- What should it be that he respects in her / But I can make respective in myself,
- With respective shame, rose, took us by the hands.
- With thy equals familiar, yet respective .