respective (not comparable)
Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.
(obsolete) Noticing with attention; careful; wary.
(obsolete) Looking toward; having reference to; relative, not absolute.
(obsolete) Fitted to awaken respect.
(obsolete) Rendering respect; respectful; regardful.
• (relating to particular persons or things): corresponding, relevant, specific
• perceivest
Source: Wiktionary
Re*spec"tive (r*spk"tv), a. Etym: [Cf. F. respectif, LL. respectivus. See Respect.]
1. Noticing with attention; hence, careful; wary; considerate. [Obs.] If you look upon the church of England with a respective eye, you can not . . . refuse this charge. A
2. Looking towardl having reference to; relative, not absolute; as, the respective connections of society.
3. Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own; as, they returned to their respective places of abode.
4. Fitted to awaken respect. [Obs.] Shak.
5. Rendering respect; respectful; regardful. [Obs.] With respective shame, rose, took us by the hands. Chapman. With thy equals familiar, yet respective. Lord Burleigh.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 October 2024
(adjective) of things that make you feel sad; “sad news”; “she doesn’t like sad movies”; “it was a very sad story”; “When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me”- Christina Rossetti
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
