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deferential Adjective showing respect deferentially adv
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deferential adjective respectful, civil, polite, courteous, considerate, obedient, submissive, dutiful, ingratiating, reverential, obsequious, complaisant, obeisant, regardful  Translations deferential [dɛfəˈrɛnʃəl] adj → respetuoso deferential [dɛfəˈrɛnʃəl] deference adj → ehrerbietig, respektvoll |
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And it is the voice of the keeper of the ship's anchors that will answer: "Grows right ahead, sir," or "Broad on the bow," or whatever concise and deferential shout will fit the case. "This is what I want, my dear fellow," said the count to the deferential young man who had entered. As soon, however, as his hunger was appeased, the king became morose and overgloomed again; the more so in proportion to the satisfaction he fancied he had previously manifested, and particularly on account of the deferential manner which his courtiers had shown towards Fouquet. |
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