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Definition of Deprecatively
1. Adverb. In a deprecative manner.
Definition of Deprecatively
1. Adverb. In an deprecating manner; in a manner that deprecates; disapprovingly; deprecatingly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deprecatively
Literary usage of Deprecatively
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Good Words by Norman Macleod (1874)
"She said simply and deprecatively to him— ''I am often very weak yet. When I am
alone I do not sit like this and cry. But sometimes a word upsets roe. ..."
2. A Hoosier Holiday by Theodore Dreiser, Franklin Booth (1916)
"He never imagined there was any money in that sort of thing—and unless you were
going to make money " He waved his hand deprecatively. "I know," I agreed. ..."
3. Angass Manual, Grammar and Vocabulary by H. D. Foulkes (1915)
"... used somewhat deprecatively, as when inferiors address their superiors, '
a-kang mun kat' =' (please) don't tie us together.' 12. ..."
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