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deferentadjective marked by or showing proper regard for another's higher statusthough he's already attained star status, the rookie remains deferent to the team's veteran players deferential, dutiful, regardful, respectful reverent, reverential, venerating, worshipfulfawning, genuflecting, groveling(or grovelling), hagiographic(or hagiographical), kowtowing, obsequious, servile, subservient, sycophantic, toadyingcivil, courteous, gracious, politekid-glove, kid-gloved disrespectful, undutiful abusive, insulting, offensivebelittling, demeaning, depreciative, depreciatory, derogatory, disparagingcontemptuous, impudent, irreverent, scornfuldiscourteous, insolent, rude, uncivil in 1822 |