deprecating

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adjective

tending to diminish or disparage (Freq. 1)
- belittling comments
- managed a deprecating smile at the compliment
- deprecatory remarks about the book
- a slighting remark
• Syn:
belittling, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting
• Similar to:
uncomplimentary
• Derivationally related forms:
depreciate (for: depreciatory), depreciate (for: depreciative), deprecate (for: deprecatory), deprecate (for: deprecative)