deprecatory

“Vait a minit, sir,” said Mr. Weller, raising his hand in a deprecatory manner.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
By making the customary modest deprecatory remarks about Great Britain, they induced me to unbosom myself with honest candor.
The Affable Stranger|Peter McArthur
The General made a deprecatory gesture, and was on the point of saying something, when the man of the house spoke up.
A Little Union Scout|Joel Chandler Harris
Fields inquired in a deprecatory manner which made Burns long to twist his neck.
Red Pepper Burns|Grace S. Richmond

He has a glossy dark moustache, large and pensive dark eyes, a nicely deprecatory manner, and a beautifully conciliatory smile.
Over the Front in an Aeroplane and Scenes Inside the French and Flemish Trenches|Ralph Pulitzer

British Dictionary definitions for deprecatory

deprecatory

/ (ˈdɛprɪkətrɪ) /

adjective

expressing disapproval; protesting

expressing apology; apologetic

Derived forms of deprecatory

deprecatorily, adverb

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