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deferentially
adverb
(def-er-en-tial-ly)
in a servile manner
Synonyms:
submissively
,
Examples:
He always acts so deferentially around his supervisor.
deferentially
(def-er-en-tial-ly)
in a respectfully deferential manner
Examples:
He listened deferentially.
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submissively
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reverentially
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politely
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condescendingly
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obsequiously
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contemptuously
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courteously
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respectfully
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reverently
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solicitously
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superciliously
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disdainfully
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haughtily
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subserviently
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tolerantly
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sceptically
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disrespectfully
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dismissively
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regally
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indulgently
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tactfully
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impolitely
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dutifully
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disinterestedly
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cordially
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smilingly
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affably
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appreciatively
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gruffly
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diffidently
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decorously
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ungraciously
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perfunctorily
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quizzically
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sympathetically
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apathetically
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hesitatingly
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stiffly
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arrogantly
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genially
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mutely
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imperiously
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indifferently
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worshipfully
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scornfully
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curtly
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unenthusiastically
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warmly
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cavalierly
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jovially
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boorishly
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frostily
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patronisingly
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casually
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ungrammatically
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piously
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smarmily
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daintily
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stonily
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jocularly
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unctuously
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rudely
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loftily
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imploringly
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huffily
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blithely
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shabbily
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ostentatiously
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crossly
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fixedly
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peevishly
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unselfconsciously
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admiringly
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sanctimoniously
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pertly
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eruditely
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deferentially
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