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dep·re·ca·to·ry D0145500 (dĕp′rĭ-kə-tôr′ē) also dep·re·ca·tive (-kā′tĭv)adj.1. Expressing disapproval or criticism.2. Mildly disparaging or uncomplimentary, especially of oneself.
dep′re·ca·to′ri·ly adv.dep•re•ca•tive (ˈdɛp rɪˌkeɪ tɪv, -kə tɪv)
adj. serving to deprecate; deprecatory. [1480–90; (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin] dep′re•ca`tive•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | deprecative - tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"belittling, deprecating, deprecatory, slighting, depreciative, depreciatoryuncomplimentary - tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage | | 2. | deprecative - given to expressing disapprovalcritical - marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude" |
deprecativeadjectiveTending or intending to belittle:deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, derogative, derogatory, detractive, disparaging, low, pejorative, slighting, uncomplimentary.EncyclopediaSeedeprecatedeprecativeenUK
Synonyms for deprecativeadj tending or intending to belittleSynonyms- deprecatory
- depreciative
- depreciatory
- derogative
- derogatory
- detractive
- disparaging
- low
- pejorative
- slighting
- uncomplimentary
Synonyms for deprecativeadj tending to diminish or disparageSynonyms- belittling
- deprecating
- deprecatory
- slighting
- depreciative
- depreciatory
Related Wordsadj given to expressing disapprovalRelated Words |