Associations to the word «Deferentially»

Wiktionary

DEFERENTIALLY, adverb. In a deferential manner.

Dictionary definition

DEFERENTIALLY, adverb. In a servile manner; "he always acts so deferentially around his supervisor".
DEFERENTIALLY, adverb. In a respectfully deferential manner; "he listened deferentially".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche