Disrespectful
Disrespectful adjective - Showing a lack of manners or consideration for others.
Usage example: being four hours late is disrespectful of the people you promised to meet
Respectful
Respectful adjective - Marked by or showing proper regard for another's higher status.
Usage example: the children were remarkably respectful while in the president's office
Both words in one sentence
- Were Tim Burton's films deep, beautiful, well acted, and respectful to the material, or too dark, disrespectful, and violent?
Source: Broken Base / Film -
A sample adventure has the player character encountering two Trebutane men who are on the verge of a knife fight over whether wearing the colour red is respectful to their martyrs, and therefore mandatory, or disrespectful to their martyrs, and therefore forbidden.
Source: Tabletop Game / Blue Rose
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