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Deprecatively — Deprecative Dep re*ca*tive (d[e^]p r[ e]*k[asl]*t[i^]v), a. [L. deprecativus: cf. F. d[ e]pr[ e]catif.] Serving to deprecate; deprecatory. [1913 Webster] Syn: belittling, derogatory, pejorative, disparaging, depreciative, deprecatory,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deprecatively — dep·re·ca·tive·ly … English syllables
deprecatively — adverb in a deprecative manner • Derived from adjective: ↑deprecative * * * adverb see deprecative … Useful english dictionary
deprecative — deprecatively, adv. /dep ri kay tiv, keuh tiv/, adj. serving to deprecate; deprecatory. [1480 90; ( < AF) < LL deprecativus, equiv. to deprecat(us) (see DEPRECATE) + ivus IVE] * * * … Universalium
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deprecative — mid 15c., praying for deliverance, from M.Fr. déprécatif (13c.), from L.L. deprecativus, from pp. stem of L. deprecari (see DEPRECATION (Cf. deprecation)). Related: Deprecatively … Etymology dictionary
