Disrespectfully
[,disri'spektfəli]
Definition
(adv.) in a disrespectful manner; 'he treats his parents rather disrespectfully'.
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Examples
- That little devil brings mischief wherever she goes, the Major said disrespectfully. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Yet, Fanny, do not imagine I would now speak disrespectfully of Sir Thomas, though I certainly did hate him for many a week. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I could not hear her disrespectfully mentioned, I added, without expressing my opinion in a decided tone. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- He therefore replied, without any resentment, I would by no means speak disrespectfully of any relation of yours, madam. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- But if you dare to speak disrespectfully of Miss Helena, I will certainly throw you into that boiling spring over there. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- And taking the brush from my hand, and setting me asidenot ungently or disrespectfully, she arranged it herself. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Nobody dares to speak disrespectfully of you or of me. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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