adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Apologetic.
2. 2
   Disparaging.
3. 3
   Tending to avert evil by prayer. archaic

Adjective

1. 1
   tending to diminish or disparage wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

belittlingabusiveback-bitingbelittlingbitchyblackening

Antonyms

All antonyms

affirmingapprovingencouragingendorsing

Etymology

From deprecate + -ory.