self-deprecating

[ self-dep-ri-key-ting, self- ]

adjective

1. belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.

self-deprecating

adjective

1. having a tendency to disparage oneself

Other Words From

• self-dep·re·cat·ing·ly adverb
• self-dep·re·ca·tion [self-dep-ri-, key, -sh, uh, n, self-], noun

Example Sentences

But he also kept his sense of humor, some of it self-deprecating.

From The Daily Beast

Vulture, too, noticed her “effortless, self-deprecating charm.”

From The Daily Beast

Look, Palin fans already love her, and self-deprecating humor makes you appear secure.

From The Daily Beast

Unlike past presidents, who typically gave us self-deprecating jokes, Obama uses comedy as a weapon.

From The Daily Beast

She ran the gamut with physical humor and dished out droll, self-deprecating one-liners.

From The Daily Beast

Then, there was no limit to the gentle, self-deprecating plausibility with which he alluded to himself.

From Project Gutenberg

He smirked in a self-deprecating way, and pulled his hat-brim down in front.

From Project Gutenberg

He looked from one to the other, with his melancholy and self-deprecating smile.

From Project Gutenberg