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... disapproving deprecatory reproachful apologetic depreciatory

Opposites

approving laudatorycommendatory

Word family

Derived forms deprecatively

Related forms deprecate deprecation deprecatory

Etymology

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

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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