deferential
Respectful and considerate; showing deference.
Adjective
- Respectful and considerate; showing deference.
- In A v. UK, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights held that Part 4 of the 2001 Act was not a strictly necessary response to the acknowledged emergency evidenced by the attacks in the USA and that the...
- The oscillations were getting so severe that painters on the bridge learned to tie down their tins before a train passed. They found holes and rents in the iron but never reported them as they were never asked, and it...
Antonyms: derogative derogatory
- Based on deference; based on the doctrine, ideology, or wishes of others rather than one's own conclusions.
Origin
From deference (or its Latin type *dēferentia) + -al; compare essence, essential; prudence, prudential, etc. Coined by Scottish novelist, poet and playwright Walter Scott.
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Adjective anatomy, medicine
- Of or relating to the vas deferens.
Origin
From French déférentiel, from déférent + -iel.