deprecative

dep·re·ca·tive
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UK/ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪv/UK/ˈdɛp.ɹə.keɪ.tɪv/

adjective

Tending to deprecate.

Similar
deprecatingdisapprovingbelittlingdeprecatorydepreciativedepreciatoryslightinguncomplimentary
OriginMiddle French déprécatif →
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Meanings

adjectivedeprecative (comparative more deprecative, superlative most deprecative)

comparative more deprecative · superlative most deprecative

  1. Tending to deprecate.

    Synonyms: deprecating, disapproving

  2. archaicTending to avert evil by prayer.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveTending to deprecate.

Similar
deprecatingdisapproving

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivetending to diminish or disparage

Similar
belittlingdeprecatingdeprecatorydepreciativedepreciatoryslightinguncomplimentary

adjectivegiven to expressing disapproval

Similar
critical
Also see
belittlingcriticaldeprecatingdeprecatorydepreciativedepreciatorydimdisdainfullowscornfulslightslightinguncomplimentary

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchdéprécatif
  2. Englishdeprecative

From Middle French déprécatif.

More words from Middle French

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Translations

Catalan deprecatiu
  • deprecatiutending to deprecate
French déprécatif
  • déprécatiftending to deprecate
German abwertend, deprekativ
  • abwertendtending to deprecate
  • deprekativtending to deprecate
Italian deprecativo
  • deprecativotending to deprecate
Cite this entry
APA

deprecative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprecative

MLA

“deprecative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprecative. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deprecative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprecative.

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