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
deprecatory (comparative more deprecatory, superlative most deprecatory)
That deprecates; apologetic or disparaging
(archaic) Tending to avert evil by prayer.
Source: Wiktionary
Dep"re*ca*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. deprecatorius.]
Definition: Serving to deprecate; tending to remove or avert evil by prayer; apologetic. Humble and deprecatory letters. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 September 2024
(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”
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.
