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Deprecative Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Deprecative has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

tending to diminish or disparage

"belittling comments"

"managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"

"deprecatory remarks about the book"

"a slighting remark"

2

given to expressing disapproval

3

Tending to deprecate; disapproving.

Example Sentences
"belittling comments" adjective
"managed a deprecating smile at the compliment" adjective
"deprecatory remarks about the book" adjective
"a slighting remark" adjective
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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