Meaning of DEPRECATIVE
| Pronunciation: | | 'depru`keytiv
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- [adj] given to expressing disapproval
- [adj] tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
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DEPRECATIVE is a 11 letter word that starts with D. |
| | Synonyms: | | belittling, critical, deprecating, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting, uncomplimentary |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dep"re*ca*tive\, a. [L. deprecativus: cf. F.
d['e]pr['e]catif.]
Serving to deprecate; deprecatory. -- {Dep"re*ca*tive*ly},
adv.
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