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deprecatory

adj
/ˈdɛpɹɪkəˌtɔɹi/US/ˈdɛpɹɪkət(ə)ɹi/UK

Etymology

From deprecate + -ory.

  1. borrowed from dēprecātus
  2. suffixed as deprecatory — “deprecate + ory”

Definitions

  1. Apologetic.

  2. Disparaging.

  3. Tending to avert evil by prayer.

The neighborhood

Derived

deprecatorily, deprecatoriness, self-deprecatory

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA