DEPRECATIVELY

deprecatively

(adverb) in a deprecative manner

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

deprecatively (comparative more deprecatively, superlative most deprecatively)

In an deprecating manner; in a manner that deprecates

Synonyms: disapprovingly, deprecatingly

Source: Wiktionary


DEPRECATIVE

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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22 May 2025

BOLLARD

(noun) a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); “the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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