Hyphenation of deferential

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word deferential? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

def-er-en-tial

Definitions of deferential:

1.	Showing deference

Synonyms of deferential:

adj	deferent, regardful, respectful

Last hyphenations of this language

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