Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deferently

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
def-er-ent-ly
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a deferent manner.

Etymology

From deferent + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more deferently (comparative) most deferently (superlative)

Questions

What does deferently mean?
In a deferent manner.
Where does deferently come from?
From deferent + -ly.

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