In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DEPRECATIVE
deprecative
(adjective) given to expressing disapproval
belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting
(adjective) tending to diminish or disparage; “belittling comments”; “managed a deprecating smile at the compliment”; “deprecatory remarks about the book”; “a slighting remark”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
deprecative (comparative more deprecative, superlative most deprecative)
Tending to deprecate; disapproving.
(archaic) Tending to avert evil by prayer.
Source: Wiktionary
Dep"re*ca*tive, a. Etym: [L. deprecativus: cf. F. déprécatif.]
Definition: Serving to deprecate; deprecatory.
– Dep"re*ca*tive*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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