All 4 Uses of
deference
in
Sons and Lovers
- She saw him listen deferentially, but without understanding.†
Chpt 1.1deferentially = with polite respect
- "Good-evening, Mrs. Morel," she said, in a deferential way.†
Chpt 2.7deferential = politely respectful
- He could have wept with gratitude that she was deferential to him.
Chpt 2.9 *
- Clara was deferential.†
Chpt 2.12
Definition:
polite respect -- often when submitting to another's wishes