deprecatory

Adjective
Synonyms: belittlingdeprecatingdeprecativedepreciativedepreciatoryslighting

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. tending to diminish or disparage“belittling comments”“managed a deprecating smile at the compliment”“deprecatory remarks about the book”“a slighting remark”Synonyms: belittlingdeprecatingdeprecativedepreciativedepreciatoryslighting
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

deprecatory \dep"re*ca*to*ry\ (d[e^]p"r[-e]*k[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a. [L. deprecatorius.]

1.Tending to remove or avert evil by prayer; apologetic. [1913 Webster]

Humble and deprecatory letters.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]

2.Serving to deprecate; expressing a low opinion of.

Syn: belittling, disparaging, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory, derogatory, detractive, detracting, slighting, pejorative, denigratory. [PJC]

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