deprecatory English

Meaning deprecatory meaning

What does deprecatory mean?

deprecatory

— adjective (= belittling, deprecating, slighting) tending to diminish or disparage belittling comments managed a deprecating smile at the compliment deprecatory remarks about the book a slighting remark

Synonyms deprecatory synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as deprecatory?

deprecatory English » English

belittling

slighting

depreciatory

depreciative

deprecative

deprecating

dismissive

Topics deprecatory topics

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Criticize

• What words describe something someone says when criticizing?
  critical (remark/essay) belittling deprecatory disparaging scathing