Deprecatingly Meaning
ˈdɛprəˌkeɪtɪŋli/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advIn a deprecating manner.
Sentence Examples
He spoke deprecatingly of his own work.
She commented deprecatingly on her performance.
He smiled deprecatingly when they praised his heroic actions.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He spoke ____ about his own achievements, as if they were trivial and unworthy of praise.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He spoke ____ of his own work.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English deprecating Middle English -ly English -ly English deprecatingly From deprecating + -ly.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Quiet people too, for I think that about this time a sort of remorseful tenderness comes over the bullies and the nagsters, so that they go about gently and deprecatingly, hoping by one day's record sweetness to outface the year's blusterings."
— 1906, Violet Hunt, The Workaday Woman, page 1:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He spoke ____ about his own achievements, as if they were trivial and unworthy of praise.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He spoke ____ of his own work.