Deferential
[defə'renʃ(ə)l] or [ˌdefə'rɛnʃl]
Definition
(a.) Expressing deference; accustomed to defer.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Respectful, reverential.
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Examples
- It must be English for some one, sir, I think, Mr. Snagsby submits with his deferential cough. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- But towards that lady, I do care what you do; and you shall do what is deferential and respectful, or you shall not come here. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Which a deferential satellite produced. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I could advise-- No one better, sir, I am sure, says Mr. Snagsby, with his deferential cough. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- His associate, on the other hand, had paid her constantly a soft, over-deferential attention. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- There was something childlike about her, trustful and deferential, like a child. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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