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Subservient vs Deferential - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between subservient and deferential

is that subservient is useful in an inferior capacity while deferential is respectful and considerate; showing deference.

subservient

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Useful in an inferior capacity.
  • Obsequiously submissive.

    • See also

    * obedient * subordinate ----

    deferential

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • respectful and considerate; showing deference
  • (anatomy) of, or relating to the vas deferens
  • based on deference; based on the doctrine, ideology, or wishes of others rather than one's own conclusions

    • Related terms

    * deferent

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