Crossword clues for deferentially
deferentially
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Deferentially \Def`er*en"tial*ly\, adv. With deference.
Wiktionary
adv. In a deferential manner.
WordNet
adv. in a servile manner; "he always acts so deferentially around his superviser" [syn: submissively]
in a respectfully deferential manner; "he listened deferentially"
Usage examples of "deferentially".
Tem-Telek bowed his head deferentially, but the Bard saw a wicked gleam in his eye, as though he, too, was getting a certain amount of fun out of the deception.
She treated me in a motherly, free-and-easy way: not half so deferentially as she treated John Halifax.
She turned to address the rest of the band, the acrobat, the gloveman and the Cherub, now clustered deferentially behind her.
With these words she courtesied deferentially, and moved away to rejoin her friend.
He looked deferentially toward Surak, who thus far had remained a profoundly trou-bled nonparticipant in the discussion.
I knelt before the table on the second balcony, placing the tray on the floor and quickly, deferentially, placing its contents on the table, the assorted meats and cheese, the sauces and fruits, and wines and nuts.
Politely and deferentially they gave away secrets worth trillions, and humanity burst with a shower of gold into the age of plenty.
Kane and Grant, not understanding a word, smiled deferentially at the Tushe Gun.