definitions

deprecative

[ dep-ri-key-tiv, -kuh-tiv ]
/ ˈdɛp rɪˌkeɪ tɪv, -kə tɪv /
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adjective

serving to deprecate; deprecatory.

Nearby words

depr., deprave, depraved, depravity, deprecate, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciable, depreciate, depreciation, depreciatory

Origin of deprecative

1480–90; (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin dēprecātīvus, equivalent to dēprecāt(us) (see deprecate) + -īvus -ive

Related forms

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for deprecative

  • The gray man turned his opened palm outwards with a deprecative motion which was not English at all.

    The Pursuit|Frank (Frank Mackenzie) Savile

  • They made their feelings public by scandalized aspirations, suppressed oh-h-hs, and deprecative shakings of the heads.

    The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden

  • I yielded to an instinct for deprecative horse-play, one of my worst faults, begot of an inferiority-complex.

    Tramping on Life|Harry Kemp