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单词 deprecative
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deprecative

[ dep-ri-key-tiv, -kuh-tiv ]
/ ˈdɛp rɪˌkeɪ tɪv, -kə tɪv /
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adjective

serving to deprecate; deprecatory.

Origin of deprecative

1480–90; (<Anglo-French ) <Late Latin dēprecātīvus, equivalent to dēprecāt(us) (see deprecate) + -īvus-ive

OTHER WORDS FROM deprecative

Words nearby deprecative

depr., deprave, depraved, depravity, deprecate, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciable, depreciate, depreciation, depreciatory
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Example sentences from the Web for deprecative

  • The gray man turned his opened palm outwards with a deprecative motion which was not English at all.

    The Pursuit|Frank (Frank Mackenzie) Savile

  • They made their feelings public by scandalized aspirations, suppressed oh-h-hs, and deprecative shakings of the heads.

    The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden

  • I yielded to an instinct for deprecative horse-play, one of my worst faults, begot of an inferiority-complex.

    Tramping on Life|Harry Kemp

Words related to deprecative

critical, deprecatory, depreciative, derogative, derogatory, detractive, slighting, belittling, deprecating, disapproving, uncomplimentary
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