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civil (polite), malleable, obedient, obeisant, obsequious, pliant, sequacious, servile, subservient
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Deferential — Def er*en tial, a. [See {Deference}.] Expressing deference; accustomed to defer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deferenţial — deferenţiál adj. m.(sil. ţi al), pl. deferenţiáli; f. sg. deferenţiálă, pl. deferenţiále Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic … Dicționar Român
deferential — 1822, from DEFERENT (Cf. deferent) + AL (Cf. al) (1); as a word in anatomy, from 1877. Related: Deferentially … Etymology dictionary
deferential — [adj] respectful, considerate civil, complaisant, courteous, disarming, duteous, dutiful, ingratiating, ingratiatory, insinuating, insinuative, obedient, obeisant, obsequious, polite, regardful, reverential, saccharine, silken, silky, submissive; … New thesaurus
deferential — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing deference; respectful. DERIVATIVES deferentially adverb … English terms dictionary
deferential — [def΄ər en′shəl] adj. showing deference; very respectful deferentially adv … English World dictionary
deferential — adj. respectful deferential to * * * [ˌdefə renʃ(ə)l] [ respectful ] deferential to [ respectful ] deferential to … Combinatory dictionary
deferential — [[t]de̱fəre̱nʃ(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to n Someone who is deferential is polite and respectful towards someone else. They like five star hotels and deferential treatment. ...the traditional requirement for Asian women to be submissive and… … English dictionary
deferential — adjective Date: 1822 showing or expressing deference < deferential attention > • deferentially adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
deferential — adjective the hotel s deferential treatment of its elite clientele Syn: respectful, humble, obsequious; dutiful, obedient, submissive, subservient, yielding, acquiescent, complaisant, compliant, tractable, biddable, docile … Thesaurus of popular words
