deprecative
Example Sentences
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He is the rarest kind of supersalesman: an uncomplicated man who is genuinely deprecative of himself and sold on his product.
From Time Magazine Archive
She merely rocked a trifle faster and turned a smile which she strove to make amusedly deprecative upon her hostess.
From The Valiants of Virginia by Rives, Hallie Erminie
Mike said something deprecative of his own efforts and took the package.
From Unwise Child by Garrett, Randall
Her remarks were merely deprecative and full of pity.
From Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa by Stockley, Cynthia
His tone was so deprecative that Courtney was sharply awakened by it.
From Five Thousand an Hour : how Johnny Gamble won the heiress by Chester, George Randolph
