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deferential

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def·er·en·tial

[def-uh-ren-shuhl]
adjective
showing deference; deferent; respectful.

Origin:
1815–25; after deference, by analogy with such pairs as residence: residential

def·er·en·tial·ly, adverb
non·def·er·en·tial, adjective
non·def·er·en·tial·ly, adverb
o·ver·def·er·en·tial, adjective
o·ver·def·er·en·tial·ly, adverb
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un·def·er·en·tial, adjective
un·def·er·en·tial·ly, adverb
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courteous, regardful, dutiful, obedient, reverential.

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Example Sentences
  • As a judge, he was too deferential to the government.
  • We as a country and as a culture are far too deferential to the police.
  • Wetside politicians may become a little more deferential to dryside needs simply to avoid appearing dictatorial.
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World English Dictionary
deferential (ˌdɛfəˈrɛnʃəl)
 
adj
marked by or showing deference or respect; respectful
 
defer'entially
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

deferential
1822, from deference; as a word in anatomy, from 1877. Related: Deferentially.
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Medical Dictionary

deferential def·er·en·tial (děf'ə-rěn'shəl)
adj.
Of or relating to the vas deferens.

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