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Meanings of deferential manner in English

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Usage of deferential manner in English
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Through Elaine's mind there flashed the contrast with Kennedy's even temper and deferential manner.
The Exploits of Elaine
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His wife explained rapidly in German, with a deferential manner, but in a sub-acidulous tone.
Without a Home
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It would be paradise for me, too. All this in the same soft, deferential manner.
Mae Madden
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Doffing his hat, Jack bowed in a deferential manner.
Harvest Home
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At the same moment Victor Carrington offered her his arm, with his accustomed deferential manner.
Run to Earth: A Novel
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Happiness had restored my presence of mind-mydeferential manner and apologies delighted the poor old-younglady.
The Cross of Berny; Or, Irene's Lovers
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Many clear-cut, positive views are expressed in courteous, deferential manner, but in no uncertain or ambiguous phrase.
Oswald Langdon / or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1...
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His deferential manner dropped off from him.
Gossamer
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His deferential manner was easily underestimated.
Ghost wars
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Dropping completely his deferential manner and fixing the two women with a bold, familiar stare, he said impudently:
The Mask: A Story of Love and Adventure
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He was about to remonstrate, but Bee switched him off diplomatically by saying, in her most deferential manner:
Abroad with the Jimmies
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The master, rich in experience, noticed the deferential manner of the reply, and was agreeably assured on his side.
The Prince of India; Or, Why Constantinople Fell — Volume 01
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But what impressed him most at this point was the deferential manner in which these men were treating him.
Honor thy father
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When she entered at last he made two steps forward, bowing profoundly, and then smiled in a deferential manner.
The Witch of Prague: A Fantastic Tale
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McCain's deferential manner puts her in the company of more traditional first ladies such as Nancy Reagan and Laura Bush.
Reuters
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The German was forty and a little fleshy, with a shiny bald head and a kindly face and deferential manner.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
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