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Meanings of deferent in English
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Examples for "deferential"
Examples for "deferential"
1
A good woman is deferential and knows how to make people talk.
2
Freeling was exceedingly deferential in the beginning and guarded in his speech.
3
Except a maharajah would probably not have received quite such deferential treatment.
4
It also said the current board for was too deferential to Barrack.
5
The deferential shop-girl listened and wrote the directions down on a card.
1
Mr. Brontë is truly generous and regardful of all deserving claims.
2
He evidently was growing more enthusiastic in religion, and less regardful of our attachment.
3
He was as direct as a catapult, and was just as regardful of ceremony.
4
She remained quietly regardful of Maria for a little while, then she spoke again.
5
Lord Montfort, regardful of his promise to Henrietta, was very attentive to Miss Grandison.
Usage of deferent in English
1
He appeared the faithful, deferent employee in every line as he entered.
2
I was very deferent, and yielded the choice of topics.
3
Never in all his life had Guy been so deferent, so loving, to his father.
4
They gave her the tender, deferent affection they would have given to a charming child.
5
Men do love to have girls appeal to their superior knowledge, and be admiring and deferent.
6
The English governor, deferent toward the creeds of his various subjects, presented them with the necessary wood.
7
Those innocent Abnegation, with their constant acts of service and their deferent head-bobbing, they needed to be saved.
8
It is good to be glad one was not knifed, and to be deferent until more suitable occasion.
9
To Philip he was at times civil and courteous, but not always; but to Amine he was always deferent.
10
Bucky gave him outwardly a deferent ear, but his alert mind and eyes were scanning the prisoners they saw.
11
The Wizard now arose and made a low bow to Ozma and another less deferent bow to the assembled company.
12
The moon moves on an epicycle centred on a second epicycle, itself centred on a deferent, excentric to the earth.
13
They were not ungentle with him; that would be too much rudeness to show a prince, but neither were they deferent.
14
But underlying them all was the permanent Washington, deferent, plain of speech, direct, yet slow in forming or expressing an opinion.
15
The ceremony of the letters and the deferent method of address and signature are never dropped in this most intimate of letter-writing.
16
As the form of color on the wall has a natural existence; but, in the deferent medium, it has only intentional existence.
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