deprecatory
adjective
of the nature of or expressing disapproval, protest, or depreciation.
deprecatoriness
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a word derived from
deprecatory.
Example Sentences
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A certain deprecatoriness of manner whenever his riches were alluded to, strengthened the belief of some in that theory that he was merely the creature of Dumphy's speculation.
From Gabriel Conroy by Bert Harte
