deprecatory
adjective
dep·re·ca·to·ry
ˈde-pri-kə-ˌtȯr-ē 
ˈde-prə-ˌkā-tə-rē
ˈde-prə-ˌkā-tə-rē
1
: seeking to avert disapproval : apologetic
2
: serving to deprecate : disapproving
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Examples of deprecatory in a Sentence
he typically followed up any mention of his accomplishments with some deprecatory comments about his perceived failures
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This subsided with unusual speed, however, as cricket fans took instead to sharing the self-deprecatory jokes coming over the border.
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The Economist, 22 June 2019
Philipps has acquired her 1-million-and-growing Instagram followers through her self-deprecatory humor, raw honesty and vulnerability.
—Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, 11 July 2018
What the show is really selling is the Chang attitude and mystique, a combination of ego, exactitude, foul-mouthed rebelliousness and self-deprecatory nerdiness.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2018
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The Economist, 22 June 2019
Philipps has acquired her 1-million-and-growing Instagram followers through her self-deprecatory humor, raw honesty and vulnerability.
—Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, 11 July 2018
What the show is really selling is the Chang attitude and mystique, a combination of ego, exactitude, foul-mouthed rebelliousness and self-deprecatory nerdiness.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2018
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“Deprecatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deprecatory. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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deprecatory
adjective
dep·re·ca·to·ry
ˈdep-ri-kə-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
-ˌtȯr-
: seeking to avoid disapproval : apologetic
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