deprecating
adjective
dep·re·cat·ing
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Definition of deprecating
: tending or serving to disparage or belittle someone or something
a deprecating remark Allagash tells you, with a deprecating roll of his eyes, that Vicky is studying Philosophy at Princeton.— Jay McInerney There are little judgments on him throughout the text, sometimes mildly deprecating, sometimes robustly defensive. — The Times Literary Supplement
— see also self-deprecating
Other Words from deprecating
deprecatingly
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adverb
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adverb
The letter hints that he is upset about something which has caused him to feel 'nervous and sad' and he ends by deprecatingly referring to himself as a 'dull pupil'.
— The Gloucestershire Echo
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