how to pronounce respectful

/ɹɪsˈpɛktfəl/

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respectful is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of respectful in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… your anger in a respectful way again …”

meanings of respectful

adjective:

Marked or characterized by respect.

respectful frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word respectful occurs in english on average 5.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics respectful can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that respectful can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;