She looked at him with a deprecating smile on her face.
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Deprecating
Synonyms for "deprecating" (9 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (3)
Adjective(2 words)
Related words (4)
Adjective(3 words)
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1 entriesTranslations
7 translations across 4 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- deprecatiu adj (in manner that deprecates)
French
1 entries- déprécatif adj (in manner that deprecates)
German
4 entries- herablassend adj (in manner that deprecates)
- herabsetzend adj (in manner that deprecates)
- missbilligend adj (in manner that deprecates)
- tadelnd adj (in manner that deprecates)
Italian
1 entries- deprecativo adj (in manner that deprecates)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
He raised his hand with a deprecating gesture.
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Theodora, with a deprecating look at Arnold Sherman, took his arm, and Ludovic marched her across the green amid a silence which the very horses tied to the storm fence seemed to share. For Ludovic 'twas a crowded hour of glorious life.
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It is now clear that the term Hobson-Jobson was originally a deprecating Anglo-Indian slang term for the Muharram used particularly in the army and merchant navy but also more widely.
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