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
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
5 February 2025
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