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respectively (iou)



respectively adverb. LME.
[from RESPECTIVE adjective + -LY2.]
I. Relatively; comparatively. (Foll. by to.) LME-M18.
Relatively to each of those in question individually; singly, separately; each individually or in turn, and in the order mentioned. Cf. earlier RESPECTIVE adverb. E17.
Scott Fitzgerald The crowd had split into two sections, following, respectively, the man on a stretcher and the girl. N. Mandela The last men to be sentenced..received twelve and seven years respectively.
II. Carefully, attentively; with due consideration. M16-L17.
Respectfully; deferentially. Now rare. L16.