This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it.
This week’s closing word:
respectively
Pronounced: (rih-SPECT-iv-lee)
Adjective:
in the order given
From Vocabulary.com: “You can think of respectively as a word that lines things up in order so they match. You might say that pizza and meatloaf are your favorite and least favorite foods, respectively. If you and your sister were voted Most Improved and MVP in a baseball league, respectively, then you got better and your sister was the best. This word doesn’t have much to do with respect, but it is respectful to write clearly, and respectively helps with that.”
Example:
“Before listing, I encourage owners to declutter and paint, respectively.”
