deprecative
[ dep-ri-key-tiv, -kuh-tiv ]
adjective
serving to deprecate; deprecatory.
Origin of deprecative
1Other words from deprecative
- dep·re·ca·tive·ly, adverb
- non·dep·re·ca·tive, adjective
- non·dep·re·ca·tive·ly, adverb
- un·dep·re·ca·tive, adjective
- un·dep·re·ca·tive·ly, adverb
Words Nearby deprecative
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How to use deprecative in a sentence
I yielded to an instinct for deprecative horse-play, one of my worst faults, begot of an inferiority-complex.
Tramping on Life | Harry KempThey made their feelings public by scandalized aspirations, suppressed oh-h-hs, and deprecative shakings of the heads.
The Bondboy | George W. (George Washington) OgdenShe merely rocked a trifle faster and turned a smile which she strove to make amusedly deprecative upon her hostess.
The Valiants of Virginia | Hallie Erminie RivesThe gray man turned his opened palm outwards with a deprecative motion which was not English at all.
The Pursuit | Frank (Frank Mackenzie) SavileMike said something deprecative of his own efforts and took the package.
Unwise Child | Gordon Randall Garrett
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