deprecatory
Americanadjective
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of the nature of or expressing disapproval, protest, or depreciation.
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apologetic; making apology.
adjective
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expressing disapproval; protesting
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expressing apology; apologetic
Other Word Forms
- deprecatorily adverb
- deprecatoriness noun
- nondeprecatorily adverb
- nondeprecatorilyness noun
- nondeprecatory adjective
Etymology
Origin of deprecatory
1580–90; < Late Latin dēprecātōrius, equivalent to Latin dēprecā ( rī ) ( see deprecate) + -tōrius -tory 1
Example Sentences
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“I totally get why you might think it was arrogance, but it’s more our self deprecatory sense of humour,” he insisted.
From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2018
That deprecatory note is a common one: the Comic Novel as the revolving bow tie, the novelty Christmas jumper of fiction.
From The Guardian • Jun. 9, 2018
They may find hidden and deprecatory meanings in the incidental behavior of others …
From Slate • Oct. 26, 2016
As related by Thomas E. Marston, Yale University Library's curator of medieval and Renaissance literature, in the gruffly deprecatory language of scholarship, the discovery of the map is quite a dramatic yarn in itself.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Yes, Milo, of course. We all want to spend more time in combat. But people like you and me serve in different ways. Look at my own record,” Colonel Cathcart uttered a deprecatory laugh.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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