All 5 Uses of
deference
in
Oliver Twist
- 'My dear,' said Mr. Sowerberry, deferentially, 'this is the boy from the workhouse that I told you of.'†
Chpt 4 *
- Mr. and Mrs. Sowerberry—the shop being shut up—were taking their supper in the little back-parlour, when Mr. Sowerberry, after several deferential glances at his wife, said, 'My dear—'†
Chpt 5
- Oliver thought the old gentleman must be a decided miser to live in such a dirty place, with so many watches; but, thinking that perhaps his fondness for the Dodger and the other boys, cost him a good deal of money, he only cast a deferential look at the Jew, and asked if he might get up.†
Chpt 9
- Mr. Bumble stopped not to converse with the small shopkeepers and others who spoke to him, deferentially, as he passed along.†
Chpt 17
- Mr. Chitling was older in years than the Dodger: having perhaps numbered eighteen winters; but there was a degree of deference in his deportment towards that young gentleman which seemed to indicate that he felt himself conscious of a slight inferiority in point of genius and professional aquirements.†
Chpt 18
Definition:
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(deference) polite respect -- often when submitting to another's wishes