deprecatively
(adverb) in a deprecative manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
deprecatively (comparative more deprecatively, superlative most deprecatively)
In an deprecating manner; in a manner that deprecates
Synonyms: disapprovingly, deprecatingly
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
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
