regardful

adjective

ri-ˈgärd-fəl How to pronounce regardful (audio)
Definition of regardfulnext
as in respectful
marked by or showing proper regard for another's higher status his regardful willingness to let his elderly father carve the turkey this year

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  1. respectful
  2. deferent
Adjective
  • The messages, reviewed by Semafor, were heated but respectful.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • There, the esteemed man himself answers the respectful but probing questions of journalists.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of respectful
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  • The Ptolemaic model depicted planets moving around Earth in a big circle, known as a deferent, then going around a smaller circle while retrograding, called an epicycle.
    — Carlie Procell, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
  • And many advocates are promoting a vision of public health that’s less dependent on mandates and appeals to authority, and more deferent to individuals’ beliefs.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of deferent
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“Regardful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regardful. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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