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deferentialadjective marked by or showing proper regard for another's higher statusthe man had the deferential attitude of someone who had been a servant his entire life deferent, 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 |