'Deferential' definitions:
Definition of 'deferential'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Deferential'
From: GCIDE
- Deferential \Def`er*en"tial\, a. [See Deference.] Expressing deference; accustomed to defer. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'deferential'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accommodating,
- affable,
- agreeable,
- attentive,
- cap in hand,
- ceremonious,
- civil,
- complaisant,
- conscientious,
- considerate,
- courteous,
- crouching,
- disarming,
- duteous,
- dutiful,
- ethical,
- fair,
- graceful,
- gracious,
- honorific,
- insinuating,
- insinuative,
- moral,
- obedient,
- obeisant,
- obliging,
- obsequious,
- observant,
- on bended knee,
- polite,
- prone,
- prostrate,
- regardful,
- respectful,
- saccharine,
- scrupulous,
- servile,
- silken,
- silky,
- solicitous,
- subservient,
- tactful,
- thoughtful,
- urbane