deprecating

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdeprecatingdep‧re‧cat‧ing /ˈdeprəkeɪtɪŋ/ (also deprecatory /ˈdeprəkeɪtəri $ ˈdeprəkətɔːri/) adjective formal 1 DISAPPROVECRITICIZEexpressing criticism or disapproval She glanced at me in a deprecating way.2 CALM British English intended to make someone feel less annoyed or disapproving a deprecating smile → self-deprecating —deprecatingly adverbExamples from the Corpusdeprecating• Then it began to sweep slowly over her in the deprecating manner that Jessamy remembered so clearly from four years ago.• His book includes a deprecating reference to Reagan's economic policy.

单词	deprecating
释义	deprecating From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdeprecatingdep‧re‧cat‧ing /ˈdeprəkeɪtɪŋ/ (also deprecatory /ˈdeprəkeɪtəri $ ˈdeprəkətɔːri/) adjective formal 1 DISAPPROVECRITICIZEexpressing criticism or disapproval She glanced at me in a deprecating way.2 CALM British English intended to make someone feel less annoyed or disapproving a deprecating smile → self-deprecating —deprecatingly adverbExamples from the Corpusdeprecating• Then it began to sweep slowly over her in the deprecating manner that Jessamy remembered so clearly from four years ago.• His book includes a deprecating reference to Reagan's economic policy.
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