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respectfully, adv.|rɪˈspɛktfʊlɪ|
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
a. In a respectful or deferential manner.
a1586Sidney Arcadia i. ii. (1891) 8 b, Kalander soone iudged that his guest was of no meane calling; and therefore the more respectfullie entertaining him. a1667Cowley Ess., Of Avarice, These really Poor men, who are (methinks) to be respectfully treated in regard of their quality. 1687A. Lovell tr. Thevenot's Trav. i. 53 So soon as the Grand Signior perceives him, he rises up,..and salutes him very respectfully. 1766Goldsm. Vic. W. xiv, A youth, who, entering the room, respectfully said something softly to the old stranger. 1791Mrs. Radcliffe Rom. Forest xii, She returned his compliment respectfully. 1842Miall in Nonconf. II. 1 Grateful acknowledgements are respectfully tendered. 1885S. Cox Expos. xiii. 160 He was..respectfully familiar with Moses and the prophets.
b. Yours respectfully: a conventional formula used in the subscription of letters.
1812‘L. Irving’ Let. 11 Jan. in C. Mackenzie My Life & Times (1963) I. 51 Your early reply through the post office will oblige. Yours respectfully, Leathley Irving. 1859Mrs. Gaskell Let. 10 Nov. (1966) 592 Believe me to remain, Yours respectfully E C Gaskell. 1885R. D. Blackman Letter-Writer's Vade-Mecum (ed. 9) 42 In addressing a stranger, the proper salutation is ‘Sir’, ..and the letter may be concluded..‘Yours respectfully’. 1907F. Crocker Let. July in T. H. Baynes Early Hist. St. Andrew's Church, Oxford (1973) 14 On behalf of my fellow-workmen I respectfully beg to solicit from you a donation towards the Fund. Yours respectfully. 1960J. Stroud Shorn Lamb v. 56 ‘Dear mr mall,’ it said ‘..if she says she don't want donald, we will have him, yours respectfully.’ |