单词 | deprecating |
释义 | deprecating (once / 2731 pages) adj WORD FAMILY deprecating: deprecatingly, self-deprecating+/deprecate: deprecated, deprecates, deprecating, deprecation, deprecative, deprecatory/deprecation: deprecations/deprecative: deprecatively/deprecatory: deprecatorily USAGE EXAMPLESThe 70-year-old businessman later said his remarks were "about a little deprecating humour which America lost for a long time". BBC(Dec 23, 2016) “And yes, it’s about a little deprecating humor which America lost for a long time,” he wrote. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) Please, Mr. Isherwood, spare us and future works of art this deprecating and bitter analysis. New York Times(Sep 15, 2016) adj tending to diminish or disparage managed a deprecating smile at the compliment Syn belittling, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting uncomplimentary tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage |
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