deprecative

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    tending to diminish or disparage
    given to expressing disapproval

Word Origin

deprecative (adj.)
mid-15c., "praying for deliverance," from Middle French déprécatif (13c.), from Late Latin deprecativus, from past participle stem of Latin deprecari (see deprecation). Related: Deprecatively.

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