1. deferential - Adjective
2. deferential - Adjective Satellite
Expressing deference; accustomed to defer.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI've tried not to get sucked into the Hollywood hierarchy system. Personally, I don't like it when people are deferential to me because I'm an established filmmaker. It's a blue-collar sensibility. James Cameron (director)
The egotist is all surface; underneath is a pulpy mess and a lot of self-doubt. But the egoist may be yielding and even deferential in things he doesn't consider important; in anything that touches his core he is remorseless. Robertson Davies
All you Trumpers, between Trump’s comments about the military, and his subservient deferential behavior in regards to Putin, how much clearer does it need to get for you that Donald Trump is a traitor? Source: Internet
After all, if anyone sues, their employer can simply deem them “ministerial” under Alito’s deferential test, thwarting litigation. Source: Internet
But as a woman, I’ve been conditioned to be accommodating, deferential, and always pleasant; as an adoptee, I am eager for approval, anxious to be liked, and acutely aware of what is owed to my adoptive family. Source: Internet
Although the FS, Dr S Jaishankar emerged as the most powerful one in recent decades, dealing directly with the Prime Minister, he was duly deferential to the EAM. Source: Internet