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DEPRECATING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tending to diminish or disparage
Example:
a slighting remark
Synonyms:
belittling; deprecating; deprecative; deprecatory; depreciative; depreciatory; slighting
Classified under:
Similar:
uncomplimentary (tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb deprecate
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