deferential

(dĕf'ə-rĕn'shəl)
adj.
Marked by or exhibiting deference.

deferentially def'er·en'tial·ly adv.

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adjective

Marked by courteous submission or respect: duteous, dutiful, obeisant, respectful. See resist/yield.

adj

Definition: respectful, considerate
Antonyms: arrogant, disobedient, disrespectful, immodest, impolite, inconsiderate, noncompliant

IN BRIEF: adj. - Showing a yielding of judgment

Tutor's tip: The "differential" (the amount of difference) in their test scores was small, but the loser was "deferential" (marked by courteous yielding or respect) to the winner anyway.

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Pertaining to the ductus deferens.

For a list of words related to deferential, see:

• Submissive, Uncertain, or Tentative

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See words rhyming with "deferential."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ærbødig, underdanig

Nederlands (Dutch)
eerbiedig

Français (French)
adj. - déférent, respectueux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - respektvoll, ehrerbietig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - που δείχνει σεβασμό

Italiano (Italian)
deferente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - respeitoso

Русский (Russian)
почтительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - respetuoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hänsynsfull, undfallande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
恭敬的, 惯于顺从的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 恭敬的, 慣於順從的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 존경을 표하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 敬意を表する, うやうやしい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مراع أو محترم ( لرغبات الآخرين)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מכבד‬

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