Associations to the word «Deferential»

Wiktionary

DEFERENTIAL, adjective. Respectful and considerate; showing deference
DEFERENTIAL, adjective. (anatomy) of, or relating to the vas deferens
DEFERENTIAL, adjective. Based on deference; based on the doctrine, ideology, or wishes of others rather than one's own conclusions

Dictionary definition

DEFERENTIAL, adjective. Showing deference.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne