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deprecatory
adjective as in disparaging
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Example Sentences
“Vait a minit, sir,” said Mr. Weller, raising his hand in a deprecatory manner.
By making the customary modest deprecatory remarks about Great Britain, they induced me to unbosom myself with honest candor.
The General made a deprecatory gesture, and was on the point of saying something, when the man of the house spoke up.
Fields inquired in a deprecatory manner which made Burns long to twist his neck.
He has a glossy dark moustache, large and pensive dark eyes, a nicely deprecatory manner, and a beautifully conciliatory smile.
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On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to deprecatory, such as: belittling, critical, deprecating, deprecative, depreciative, and depreciatory.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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