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deprecatory

  • /ˈdɛpɹɪkəˌtɔɹi/ US
  • /ˈdɛpɹɪkət(ə)ɹi/ UK

adjective more deprecatory · most deprecatory

  1. Apologetic. Said the Duke, bowing over a deprecatory hand, “If there were to pass my window one tithe of them whose hearts have been lost to Miss Dobson, I should win no solace from that interminable parade.”
  2. Disparaging.
  3. archaic Tending to avert evil by prayer.

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@misc{deprecatory_2026,
  title = {deprecatory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deprecatory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}