From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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, depreciatory, detractive,
detracting, slighting, denigratory, uncomplimentary.
[PJC] -- {Dep"re*ca*tive*ly}, adv.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deprecative
adj 1: tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments";
"managed a deprecating smile at the compliment";
"deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting
remark" [syn: {belittling}, {deprecating}, {deprecative},
{deprecatory}, {depreciative}, {depreciatory},
{slighting}]
2: given to expressing disapproval
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