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Definition of Deprecative
1. Adjective. Tending to diminish or disparage. "A slighting remark"
Similar to: Uncomplimentary
Derivative terms: Deprecate, Deprecate, Depreciate, Depreciate
2. Adjective. Given to expressing disapproval.
Definition of Deprecative
1. a. Serving to deprecate; deprecatory.
Definition of Deprecative
1. Adjective. Tending to deprecate; disapproving. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deprecative
Literary usage of Deprecative
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Church History by Johann Heinrich Kurtz (1889)
"... of absolution were only deprecative, not indicative.1 IV. THEOLOGY AND ITS
BATTLES. § 90. SCHOLARSHIP AND THEOLOGICAL SCIENCE. ..."
2. Grammar of the Temne Language by Christian Frederick Schlenker (1864)
"7) deprecative Mood. § 159. This Mood, which indicates a wish to avert an event,
or to be delivered from some evil, is expressed in various ways, viz. ..."
3. Notes on the rubrics of the Roman Ritual. [With] by James O'Kane (1867)
"The particle " M<" may be understood to give a deprecative sense to this and
other similar forms in which it occurs. But there are some ancient forms, ..."
4. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"See also DEPRECATE, DEPRECIATE; SELF-DEPRECATING, SELF-DEPRECATORY. deprecative,
depreciative These are relatively rare alternatives to deprecatory and ..."
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