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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Deferential \Def'er*en"tial\, adjective [See {Deference}.] Expressing deference; accustomed to defer.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
deferential
adjective: showing deference [syn: {deferent}, {regardful}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "deferential": 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
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