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deprecating::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | belittling, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting |
managed a deprecating smile at the compliment.
Examples of deprecating
deprecating
Here he plays Oh, a shy, self-deprecating member of a tribe of hunter-gatherers.
From the independent.co.uk
She immediately knighted the angular, self-deprecating Hillary, who was just 33.
From the edition.cnn.com
He can admit he's wrong when he's wrong and can be self-deprecating when needed.
From the time.com
The self-deprecating humor, honesty and accountability are as biting as always.
From the chron.com
He still cracks self-deprecating jokes and lets his players laugh at his flaws.
From the freep.com
The 42-year-old professor does have a dry and self-deprecating sense of humour.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Ryan is the anti-Mangini, a quote machine with a self-deprecating sense of humor.
From the usatoday.com
That said, don't rattle off a list of shortcomings or be overly self-deprecating.
From the thenewstribune.com
He was always close to completely losing it but always in a self-deprecating way.
From the nzherald.co.nz
- Express strong disapproval of; deplore
- Belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"
- (deprecating) belittling: tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
- (deprecation) a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster
- In computer software or authoring programs standards and documentation, the term deprecation is applied to software features that are superseded and should be avoided. ...
- To belittle or express disapproval of; Tto declare something obsolescent, i.e., to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc, that still works but has been replaced; To pray against
- (deprecated) Strongly disapproved of; Belittled; insulted; Obsolescent; said of a construct in a computing language considered obsolete but still available for use, though planned to be phased out
- (deprecation) The act of deprecating; A praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation; Entreaty for pardon; petitioning; An imprecation or curse
- (deprecated) In the process of being phased out (see Deprecation on Wikiepedia)
