deprecative

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adjective

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

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  belittling, deprecating, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting