deferential
def·er·en·tial
adj \ˌde-fə-ˈren-chəl\Definition of DEFERENTIAL
: showing or expressing deference <deferential attention>
— def·er·en·tial·ly \-ˈren-chə-lē\ adverb
See Examples of DEFERENTIAL
- <the man had the deferential attitude of someone who had been a servant his entire life>
First Known Use of DEFERENTIAL
1822
Related to DEFERENTIAL
Antonyms: disrespectful, undutiful
Related Words: reverent, reverential, venerating, worshipful; fawning, genuflecting, groveling (or grovelling), hagiographic (or hagiographical), kowtowing, obsequious, servile, subservient, sycophantic, toadying; civil, courteous, gracious, polite; kid-glove, kid-gloved
Near Antonyms: abusive, insulting, offensive; belittling, demeaning, depreciative, depreciatory, derogatory, disparaging; contemptuous, impudent, irreverent, scornful; discourteous, insolent, rude, uncivil
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