Meanings of deferential attitude in English

The deferential attitude which Wagner assumes toward Beethoven is not accorded any other musician.

Ehrenthal threw himself into a deferential attitude, and presented his son, who bowed low.

This deferential attitude is attested by the indifference of citizens to the right of voting.

Don Luis stood waiting imperturbably, in a deferential attitude.

She saw the servant in a deferential attitude standing for some time between Mr. Pope and Mr.

The Emperor's deferential attitude made Valya cringe.

After a word in his own tongue, delivered with bent head and deferential attitude, the Hebrew stood aside.

The soldier-lord's manner was courteously military-thatof an established superior indifferent to the deferential attitude he must needs enact.

His deferential attitude had soothed her wounded pride, and she had told him something-verylittle-ofthe situation at home.

Biffen's deferential attitude as he listened and replied was in strong contrast with the careless ease which marked Jasper Milvain.

Its deferential attitude towards the Garda is reminiscent of the way banks were treated by the Department of Finance and the financial regulator.

Being the head of the family, I had always encouraged the deferential attitude which my sisters, dear right-minded things, had naturally assumed from babyhood.

There were not many spruce young gentlemen who, after a week's residence in that establishment, did not adopt a peculiarly deferential attitude towards Liosha.

Assyria was well and quickly avenged; and Ardys, the new monarch, hastened to resume the deferential attitude toward Asshur-bani-pal which his father had unwisely relinquished.

The changes made in the new version do not reflect the free play of Schiller's dramatic instinct so much as his deferential attitude towards Dalberg.

He styled all natives "niggers"; yet servants and sweepers called him abominable names to his face, and, misled by their deferential attitude, he never understood.