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adj. full of or exhibiting respect; "respectful behavior"; "a respectful glance"

adj. willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife";

reverential, venerating

adj. feeling or manifesting veneration

polite

adj. showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.

considerate

adj. showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"

civil, polite

adj. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham

gracious, courteous

adj. exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture"

conscientious, principled

adj. (scrupulous)

dedicated, devoted

adj. zealous in devotion or affection; "a devoted husband and father"; "devoted friends"

faithful

adj. steadfast in affection or allegiance; "years of faithful service"; "faithful employees"; "we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor"

submissive, deferential

adj. inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people"

deferential, deferent, regardful

adj. showing deference

courteous

adj. characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; "if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world"-Francis Bacon

humble

adj. marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski

reverent

adj. feeling or showing profound respect or veneration; "maintained a reverent silence"

compliant, acquiescent, biddable

adj. willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"

submissive, conformable

adj. quick to comply; "I have been to you a true and humble wife, at all times to your will conformable"-Shakespeare

adoring, worshipful

adj. showing adoration

awed

adj. inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; "awed by the silence"; "awful worshippers with bowed heads"

disrespectful

adj. exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher"

flip, insolent, impudent, snotty-nosed

adj. marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"

volatile, fickle

adj. marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections"

contrary, unruly, wayward

adj. resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"

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