English Explanatory Dictionary

deprecative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Tending to deprecate.
  2. Tending to avert evil by prayer.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪv/ /ˈdɛp.ɹə.keɪ.tɪv/

Word forms

deprecative more deprecative most deprecative

Etymology

From Middle French déprécatif.

Synonyms

deprecating disapproving

Derived words

deprecatively
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