deferently

They walked timidly, deferently, awe obvious on their faces.

Pastwatch, the Redemtion of Christopher Columbus Card, Orson Scott 1996

They came every day with a grievance, or an appeal, or a suggestion, or a favor to ask, and he had to treat each one, not only politely, but more or less deferently.

Theodore Roosevelt An Intimate Biography Thayer, William R 1919

These privileges were his and, however deferently and tenderly he claimed them, the joyous ease of his manner marked a difference and proclaimed a right.

The Reef; a novel 1912

These privileges were his and, however deferently and tenderly he claimed them, the joyous ease of his manner marked a difference and proclaimed a right.

The Reef Edith Wharton 1899

The faces of all the scholars were turned silently and deferently to their books when the 'Squire banged with his whip-handle on the door.

In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk Hezekiah Butterworth 1872

Barbara sat in tears, for the justice was giving her "a piece of his mind;" and poor Mrs. Hare, deferently agreeing with her husband, as she would have done had he proposed to set the house on fire, and burn her up in it, yet sympathizing with Barbara, moved uneasily in her chair.

East Lynne, or, The Earl's Daughter 1864

Barbara sat in tears, for the justice was giving her a "piece of his mind," and poor Mrs. Hare deferently agreeing with her husband, as she would have done had he proposed to set the house on fire and burn her up in it, yet sympathizing with Barbara, moved uneasily in her chair.

East Lynne Henry Wood 1850