deprecative
1. tending to diminish or disparage - belittling comments - managed a deprecating smile at the compliment - deprecatory remarks about the book - a slighting remark • Syn: belittling, deprecating, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting • Similar to: uncomplimentary • Derivationally related forms: depreciate (for: depreciatory), depreciate (for: depreciative), deprecate (for: deprecatory), deprecate 2. given to expressing disapproval • Similar to: critical • Derivationally related forms: deprecate
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