OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 31784

deferential

[ˌdɛfəˈɹɛnʃəɫ]
Meanings (ES + gloss)
deferente
Respectful and considerate; showing deference.
In A v. UK, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights held that Part 4 of the 2001 Act was not a strictly necessary response to the acknowledged emergency evidenced b…
The oscillations were getting so severe that painters on the bridge learned to tie down their tins before a train passed. They found holes and rents in the iron but never reported…