All 3 Uses
deference
in
The Crucible
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- PARRIS, as soon as the door begins to open: "No-no, I cannot have anyone."
He sees her, and a certain deference springs into him, although his worry remains.
"Why, Goody Putnam, come in."p. 12.9 *deference = polite respect - He is different now—drawn a little, and there is a quality of deference, even of guilt, about his manner now.†
p. 62.9
- Very deferentially: If I may say it, sir, I know this man all my life.†
p. 93.1deferentially = with polite respect
Definitions:
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(1)
(deference) polite respect -- often when submitting to another's wishes
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)