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deprecatory

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Example Sentences

“Vait a minit, sir,” said Mr. Weller, raising his hand in a deprecatory manner.

By making the customary modest deprecatory remarks about Great Britain, they induced me to unbosom myself with honest candor.

The General made a deprecatory gesture, and was on the point of saying something, when the man of the house spoke up.

Fields inquired in a deprecatory manner which made Burns long to twist his neck.

He has a glossy dark moustache, large and pensive dark eyes, a nicely deprecatory manner, and a beautifully conciliatory smile.

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On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to deprecatory, such as: belittling, critical, deprecating, deprecative, depreciative, and depreciatory.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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