deprecating

Other forms: deprecatingly

Definitions of deprecating
  1. adjective
    tending to diminish or disparage
    “managed a deprecating smile at the compliment”
    synonyms: belittling, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting
    uncomplimentary
    tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage
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