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re·spec·tive

adjective \ri-ˈspek-tiv\

Definition of RESPECTIVE

1
obsolete : partial, discriminative
2
: particular, separate <their respective homes>
— re·spec·tive·ness noun
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Examples of RESPECTIVE

  1. <it was late when the concert let out, so we all went our respective ways>

First Known Use of RESPECTIVE

circa 1595

Related to RESPECTIVE

Synonyms
different, individual, separate
Antonyms
same

Rhymes with RESPECTIVE

advective, affective, bijective, collective, connective, convective, corrective, defective, deflective, detective, directive, effective, elective, ejective, infective, inflective, injective, invective, objective, perfective, perspective, projective, protective, reflective, selective, subjective

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