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UKdeferential
/dˌɛfəɹˈɛnʃəl/
/ˌdɛfɝˈɛnʃəɫ/, /ˌdɛfɝˈɛntʃəɫ/deferential
[ADJECTIVE]
Examples
1. I always felt deferential.
2. It's too deferential.
3. - Presidential nominations, uh, particularly to cabinet and sub-cabinet level, have generally been pretty deferential to the president.
4. He was very deferential to the bishops.
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