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deferentially

/ˌdɛfəˈɹənʃəli/ UK

adverb more deferentially · most deferentially

In a deferential manner; with deference Hat in hand, the sailors stood deferentially in a semicircle before him.

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@misc{deferentially_2026,
  title = {deferentially},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deferentially},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}