Meanings
comparative more regardful · superlative most regardful
- Respectful.First known use 16th c.
I[…]take care for the generall, to have a regardfull reſpect of that which you leave behind you.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, “Of the affection of fathers to their children”, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC, page 231 - archaicWatchful, observant.First known use 16th c.
And euermore, when with regardfull ſight / She looking backe, eſpies that grieſly wight / Approching nigh, ſhe gins to mend her pace[…].
1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], part II (books IV–VI), London: […] [Richard Field] for William Ponsonby, →OCLC, page 100
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveshowing deference
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Origin
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