respectable / respectful / respective
- respectable / respectful / respective
Respectable means "deserving respect or on good behavior": Mother always told us to be respectable in public.
Respectful refers to showing respect: Be respectful of the people around you, especially if they have sticks.
Respective means "individual and appropriate": The summer camp kids were shown to their respective cabins.
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