deprecate
verb (used with object)
to express earnest disapproval of.
half-deprecating
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a word derived from
deprecate.
Example Sentences
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Cranmer turned round, and again made that little half-deprecating bow to the priest and the lawyer.
From The King's Achievement by Robert Hugh Benson
Diana had asked the Roughsedges, explaining the matter, with a half-deprecating, half-humorous face, to the comfortable ear of Mrs. Roughsedge.
From The Testing of Diana Mallory by Mrs. Humphry Ward
May-may-gwán stepped in amidships, with a half-deprecating glance at the young man's inscrutable back.
From The Silent Places by Stewart Edward White
The man, who was clad in a cotton blouse and blue jean trousers, made a half-respectful, half-deprecating gesture.
From A Traitor's Wooing by Headon Hill
The sly, half-audacious, half-deprecating look with which he uttered these words irritated Frank beyond endurance.
From Cynthia Wakeham's Money by Anna Katharine Green
