Deferentially

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Deferentially \Def`er*en"tial*ly\, adv.
     With deference.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  deferentially
       adv 1: in a servile manner; "he always acts so deferentially around
              his superviser" [syn: {submissively}]
       2: in a respectfully deferential manner; "he listened
          deferentially"