self-depreciating
Americanadjective
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At a press conference marking the change, Yusuf was self-depreciating.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025
Part of the appeal of the show is the humor, both Rowe’s self-depreciating style and that which naturally emerges from the workers, whether they’re gently mocking Rowe or good-naturedly joshing with each other.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
He repeatedly tells me that he doesn’t want to be a burden and makes self-depreciating comments about his body daily.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2020
Banks’s book, written in the aftermath of the historic vote, is a loose diary — a self-serving, funny, self-depreciating, humble-bragging insider’s account.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 30, 2018
But Judy was too much engaged with her own numerous gifts to contradict this self-depreciating statement.
From Molly Brown's Junior Days by Speed, Nell
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