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What (who) is DEFERENTIAL - definition
CONDITION OF SUBMITTING TO THE ESPOUSED, LEGITIMATE INFLUENCE OF ONE'S SUPERIOR OR SUPERIORS
Submissive; Submissiveness; Submitted; Curial deference; Reverentially; Submissively; Deference and Demeanor; Deference and demeanor; Submission (psychology); Passivity (behavior); Deference (law); Submission (emotion); Submission; Deferential; Deferentially; Submits; Submitting; Submittingly; Submittedly; Reveres; Revered; Reverential; Reverence (attitude)
deferential
Someone who is deferential is polite and respectful towards someone else.
They like five-star hotels and deferential treatment.
ADJ: oft ADJ to n
• deferentially
The old man spoke deferentially.
ADV: ADV with v
deferential
¦ adjective showing deference; respectful.
Derivatives
deferentially adverb
deferential
adj.
respectful
deferential to
Wikipedia
Deference
Deference (also called submission or passivity) is the condition of submitting to the espoused, legitimate influence of one's superior or superiors. Deference implies a yielding or submitting to the judgment of a recognized superior, out of respect or reverence. Deference has been studied extensively by political scientists, sociologists, and psychologists.
Examples of use of DEFERENTIAL
1. Around Lacks, he is courteous, deferential, even.
2. Article continues The trouble with "old–fashioned respect" is there in its OED definition: "deferential regard or esteem". Being deferential is not such a respected business any more.
3. "Modern Britain is a non–deferential, largely urban, diverse country.
4. Ordinary Russians he does meet are almost always deferential.
5. I was deferential, but I must have seemed very needy.