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
  • Eventually and from a respectful distance, Ayres hopped in the water to get a better look at the whales.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
  • Of course, creating a culture of openness and respectful debate requires more than staving off government interference.
    — Annabelle Garland, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
Definition of respectful
Adjective
  • 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 25 Jul. 2026.

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