deprecative C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈdɛprɪkətɪv/ UK /ˈdɛprɪkətɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj expressing disapproval or seeking to avert something by entreaty He gave a deprecative shrug at the lavish praise. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · expressing disapproval or... disapprovingdeprecatoryreproachfulapologeticdepreciatory ↔ Opposites approvinglaudatorycommendatory Word family Derived forms deprecatively Related forms deprecatedeprecationdeprecatory Etymology AI details From Latin deprecativus, from deprecari ('to pray against, avert by prayer'), from de- ('away') plus precari ('to pray, entreat'), from prex ('prayer'). deprecari Latin precari Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # deprecative **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdɛprɪkətɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɛprɪkətɪv/ ## Meanings 1. expressing disapproval or seeking to avert something by entreaty ## Examples - He gave a deprecative shrug at the lavish praise. ## Synonyms - disapproving - deprecatory - reproachful - apologetic - depreciatory ## Antonyms - approving - laudatory - commendatory ## Derived Forms - deprecatively ## Related Forms - deprecate - deprecation - deprecatory ## Roots and Affixes - Root: deprecari - Root: precari ## Etymology From Latin deprecativus, from deprecari ('to pray against, avert by prayer'), from de- ('away') plus precari ('to pray, entreat'), from prex ('prayer'). ## AI Etymology Deprecative comes from Latin deprecativus, from deprecari ('to pray against, avert by prayer'), from de- ('away') plus precari ('to pray, entreat'), from prex ('prayer'). The etymological trail includes Latin deprecari and Latin precari. As an adjective, deprecative describes what is expressing disapproval or seeking to avert something by entreaty. The same family is visible in derived forms such as deprecatively and related forms such as deprecate, deprecation, and deprecatory. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown