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dep·re·ca·to·ry

 (dĕp′rĭ-kə-tôr′ē) also dep·re·ca·tive (-kā′tĭv)
adj.
1. Expressing disapproval or criticism.
2. Mildly disparaging or uncomplimentary, especially of oneself.
dep′re·ca·to′ri·ly adv.

dep•re•ca•tive

(ˈdɛp rɪˌkeɪ tɪv, -kə tɪv)

adj.
serving to deprecate; deprecatory.
[1480–90; (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin]
dep′re•ca`tive•ly, adv.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.deprecative - tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
belittling, deprecating, deprecatory, slighting, depreciative, depreciatory
uncomplimentary - tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage
2.deprecative - given to expressing disapproval
critical - marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude"

deprecative

adjective
Tending or intending to belittle:
deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, derogative, derogatory, detractive, disparaging, low, pejorative, slighting, uncomplimentary.
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