deferential
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def·er·en·tial
(dĕf'ə-rĕn'shəl) 
adj.
Marked by or exhibiting deference.
deferentially def'er·en'tial·ly adv.
adj.
Marked by or exhibiting deference.
deferentially def'er·en'tial·ly adv.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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deferential
adjective
- Marked by courteous submission or respect: duteous, dutiful, obeisant, respectful. See resist/yield.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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deferential
adj
Definition: respectful, considerate
Antonyms: arrogant, disobedient, disrespectful, immodest, impolite, inconsiderate, noncompliant
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deferential
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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Deferential
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ærbødig, underdanig
Français (French)
adj. - déférent, respectueux
Deutsch (German)
adj. - respektvoll, ehrerbietig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - που δείχνει σεβασμό
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
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)
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