DEFERENTIAL


Meaning of DEFERENTIAL in English

— deferentially , adv.

/def'euh ren"sheuhl/ , adj.

showing deference; deferent; respectful.

[ 1815-25; after DEFERENCE, by analogy with such pairs as residence: residential ]

Syn . courteous, regardful, dutiful, obedient, reverential.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .