deferential

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
deferential
    adj 1: showing deference [syn: {deferent}, {deferential},
           {regardful}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Deferential \Def`er*en"tial\, a. [See {Deference}.]
   Expressing deference; accustomed to defer.
   [1913 Webster]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "deferential":
      accommodating, affable, agreeable, attentive, cap in hand,
      ceremonious, civil, complaisant, conscientious, considerate,
      courteous, crouching, disarming, duteous, dutiful, ethical, fair,
      graceful, gracious, honorific, insinuating, insinuative, moral,
      obedient, obeisant, obliging, obsequious, observant,
      on bended knee, polite, prone, prostrate, regardful, respectful,
      saccharine, scrupulous, servile, silken, silky, solicitous,
      subservient, tactful, thoughtful, urbane
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