deprecating en · ADJ
Meanings
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In manner that deprecates; insulting; belittling.
Theodora, with a deprecating look at Arnold Sherman, took his arm, and Ludovic marched her across the green amid a silence which the very horses tied to the storm fence seemed to share. For Ludovic 'twas a crowded hour of glorious life.
1912, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Chronicles of Avonlea, Chapter I. The Hurrying of Ludovic, 7He raised his hand with a deprecating gesture.
It is now clear that the term Hobson-Jobson was originally a deprecating Anglo-Indian slang term for the Muharram used particularly in the army and merchant navy but also more widely.
2014, James Lambert, “A Much Tortured Expression: A New Look At `Hobson-Jobson'”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 27, number 1, page 67:She looked at him with a deprecating smile on her face.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most deprecating | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more deprecating | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
deprecatingly · self-deprecating
Translations (7)
fr déprécatif (in manner that deprecates) · de tadelnd (in manner that deprecates) · de herablassend (in manner that deprecates) · ca deprecatiu (in manner that deprecates) · it deprecativo (in manner that deprecates) · de herabsetzend (in manner that deprecates) · de missbilligend (in manner that deprecates)