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Webster 1913 Edition

Deferential

Defˊer-en′tial

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Adj.

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Expressing deference; accustomed to defer.

Webster 1828 Edition

Deferential

DEFERENTIAL

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Adj.

Expressing deference.

Definition 2024

deferential

deferential

English

Adjective

deferential ‎(comparative more deferential, superlative most deferential)

respectful and considerate; showing deference
(anatomy) of, or relating to the vas deferens
based on deference; based on the doctrine, ideology, or wishes of others rather than one's own conclusions

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showing deference

Bulgarian: почтителен (bg) ‎(počtitelen)
French: déférent (fr) m
Greek: ευπειθής m, f ‎(efpeithís), ευλαβικός (el) m ‎(evlavikós)

Italian: deferente (it), deferenziale, ossequente (it)
Manx: fo-arrym

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