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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. tending to diminish or disparage;
- Example: "belittling comments"
- Example: "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"
- Example: "deprecatory remarks about the book"
- Example: "a slighting remark"
[syn: belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting]

2. given to expressing disapproval; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Deprecative \Dep"re*ca*tive\ (d[e^]p"r[-e]*k[asl]*t[i^]v), a.
   [L. deprecativus: cf. F. d['e]pr['e]catif.]
   Serving to deprecate; deprecatory.
   [1913 Webster]

   Syn: belittling, derogatory, pejorative, disparaging,
        depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory, detractive,
        detracting, slighting, denigratory, uncomplimentary.
        [PJC] -- Dep"re*ca*tive*ly, adv.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

deprecative
    adj 1: tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments";
           "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment";
           "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting
           remark" [syn: belittling, deprecating, deprecative,
           deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory,
           slighting]
    2: given to expressing disapproval