Deferentially
[,dɛfə'rɛnʃəli]
Definition
(adv.) in a respectfully deferential manner; 'he listened deferentially'.
(adv.) in a servile manner; 'he always acts so deferentially around his supervisor'.
Typist: Lottie--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) With deference.
Checker: Luther
Examples
- The cases are more monotonous, and one has to go through more fuss and listen more deferentially to nonsense. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Mr. Bumble stopped not to converse with the small shopkeepers and others who spoke to him, deferentially, as he passed along. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- My dear,' said Mr. Sowerberry, deferentially, 'this is the boy from the workhouse that I told you of. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Mr. Smithie bowed deferentially to Sir Thomas Clubber; and Sir Thomas Clubber acknowledged the salute with conscious condescension. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- These ladies were deferentially received by Miss Temple, as Mrs. and the Misses Brocklehurst, and conducted to seats of honour at the top of the room. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Checker: Luther