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[Adjective] | "def*er*en*tial" | \ ˌde-fə-ˈren-chəl \
1: showing or expressing respect and high regard due a superior or an elder : showing or expressing deference
Origin: 1822 ;
{see: |defer(ence)|deference} + -ential, by analogy with other Latin-derived words where the suffixes -ence and -ential imply one another (as {see: |prudence|prudence}, {see: |prudential|prudential});
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[Adverb] | "deferentially"
1: in a manner showing no signs of pride or self-assertion;
* e.g., " ... behaved deferentially when approaching someone in authority "
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[Adjective] | "deferential"
1: marked by or showing proper regard for another's higher status;
* e.g., " ... the man had the deferential attitude of someone who had been a servant his entire life "
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