different between deferential vs truckling

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [?d?f????n???]

Adjective

deferential (comparative more deferential, superlative most deferential)

1. Respectful and considerate; showing deference.

   Antonyms: derogative, derogatory

2. Based on deference; based on the doctrine, ideology, or wishes of others rather than one's own conclusions.
3. (anatomy, not comparable) Of, or relating to the vas deferens.

Related terms

• defer
• deference
• deferent

Translations

Anagrams

• interleafed

English

Adjective

truckling (comparative more truckling, superlative most truckling)

1. Apt to truckle, often fawning, obsequious, ingratiating.

Verb

truckling

1. present participle of truckle

Noun

truckling (plural trucklings)

1. fawning; ingratiation
   • 1842, Charles Dickens, American Notes

     Despicable trickery at elections; under-handed tamperings with public officers; cowardly attacks upon opponents, with scurrilous newspapers for shields, and hired pens for daggers; shameful trucklings to mercenary knaves […]