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deferential
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showing respect and esteem toward someone, especially a superior
Grammatical Information
Composition
Complex
relational
Superlative
most deferential
Comparative
more deferential
gradable
Examples
Her deferential manner in the courtroom earned her the respect of both the judge and her peers.
Lexical Tree
deferentially
undeferential
deferential
deferent
defer
