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deferently

deferently adverb: in a deferent manner.

Adverb

deferently (comparative more deferently, superlative most deferently)

  1. In a deferent manner.

Forms of deferently

comparativemore deferently
superlativemost deferently

Origin of deferently

From deferent + -ly.

Questions about deferently

What does deferently mean?
Deferently means in a deferent manner.
What part of speech is deferently?
Deferently is an adverb.

Words near deferently in the dictionary

  1. deferential
  2. deferentialism
  3. deferentiality
  4. deferentially
  5. deferentitis
  6. deferently
  7. deferents
  8. deferiprone
  9. deferitrin
  10. deferment
  11. deferments

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