All 7 Uses of
deference
in
Catch-22
- 'Oh, yes, I forgot,' said Milo, in a voice lowered deferentially.†
Chpt 7 *
- 'Oh, no, sir,' answered the sergeant deferentially.†
Chpt 10
- The chaplain was moved almost to tears by the harassed, bedraggled picture the captain presented, and he filled with deference and compassion at the thought of the many severe rigors the poor man had to endure daily.†
Chpt 25
- The other men wore swimming trunks in deference to Nurse Duckett, and in deference also to Nurse Cramer, who accompanied Nurse Duckett and Yossarian to the beach every time and sat haughtily by herself ten yards away.†
Chpt 30
- The other men wore swimming trunks in deference to Nurse Duckett, and in deference also to Nurse Cramer, who accompanied Nurse Duckett and Yossarian to the beach every time and sat haughtily by herself ten yards away.†
Chpt 30
- They were reckless, puerile, congenial, naive, presumptuous, deferential and rambunctious.†
Chpt 32
- His glory was at a peak, and Colonel Cathcart, who knew and admired his war record, was astonished by the deferential humility with which Milo presented himself at Group Headquarters and made his fantastic appeal for more hazardous assignments.†
Chpt 35
Definition:
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(deference) polite respect -- often when submitting to another's wishes