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Dictionary: def·er·en·tial   (dĕf'ə-rĕn'shəl) pronunciation
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.

Antonyms: deferential
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adj

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


Veterinary Dictionary: deferential
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Pertaining to the ductus deferens.

Word Tutor: deferential
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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.

Translations: Deferential
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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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