respectfully

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English respectful Middle English -ly English -ly English respectfully From respectful + -ly.

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."”

   “There is something wonderful and sad about Ohio around Christmastime — maybe the reasons are the licentious, Yukon sleddog cold and the buildings on the main streets of college towns standing respectfully buttressed with graceful wings...”