deferential
[ def-uh-ren-shuhl ]
/ ˌdɛf əˈrɛn ʃəl /
adjective
RELATED WORDS
reverential, civil, submissive, polite, obedient, courteous, complaisant, disarming, dutiful, ingratiating, obeisant, obsequious, regardful, saccharine, silky, duteous, insinuating, insinuative, silken
Nearby words
- defer,
- deference,
- deferent,
- deferent duct,
- deferentectomy,
- deferentially,
- deferentitis,
- deferment,
- deferrable,
- deferral
Origin of deferential
SYNONYMS FOR deferential
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deferential
/ (ˌdɛfəˈrɛnʃəl) /
adjective
marked by or showing deference or respect; respectful
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deferential
1822, from deferent + -ial; as a word in anatomy, from 1877. Related: Deferentially.
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deferential
[ dĕf′ə-rĕn′shəl ]
adj.
Of or relating to the vas deferens.
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