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What does respectfully mean?

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Adverb
  1. In a respectful manner.
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He carries a rule book given to him by his father that later comes in handy for Scott, who treats it respectfully.
We fully agree that such a step is highly desirable, but we respectfully cannot agree that it is open to this court.
We respectfully submit that a matter has to be raised as a claim by the pleading in order to be a justiciable controversy.
He is outspoken in advocacy of the death penalty, an issue over which I have respectfully jousted with him twice.
I wish I had been more grateful for difficulties and had behaved more respectfully to others instead of alienating people.
He is respectfully received at the emperor's court despite having waged war against the state.

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