deprecatory en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- dĕp'-rĭ-kə-trē (UK)
- /ˈdɛpɹɪkət(ə)ɹi/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- dĕp'-rĭ-kə-tə-rē (UK)
- /ˈdɛpɹɪkəˌtɔɹi/ (US)
- dĕp'-rĭ-kə-tō'rē (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree English deprecate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English deprecatory From deprecate + -ory.
Meanings
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Apologetic.
Said the Duke, bowing over a deprecatory hand, “If there were to pass my window one tithe of them whose hearts have been lost to Miss Dobson, I should win no solace from that interminable parade.”
1911 October 26, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson, or, An Oxford Love Story, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: John Lane Company, published 1912, →OCLC:
- Disparaging.
- (archaic) Tending to avert evil by prayer.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most deprecatory | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more deprecatory | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
self-deprecatory · deprecatoriness · deprecatorily