deprecatingly
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- adverb
- /ˌdɛprɪˈkeɪtɪŋli/
:
autocríticamente
- Peirce portrayed himself self-deprecatingly as physiologically prone to this failing.
- self-deprecatingly
Examples
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Remembering those days, he self-deprecatingly told the crowd, "I figured that everybody'd read my book, and they'd just automatically do the right thing."
Blog text (15) -
Perhaps you would self-deprecatingly ascribe it to writer's fatigue or laziness, but I admire the fact that you don't feel the compulsion to post daily just to generate web traffic.
Blog text (21) -
I meant it more self-deprecatingly than anything.
Blog text (3) -
"My pal Sam," she said deprecatingly, but smiled and sipped.
Fiction book (2000) -
Occasionally, I saw her hand instinctively twitch to cover her mouth self-deprecatingly, but she had the control to keep it at her side.
Fiction book (1996) -
Kenny shrugged deprecatingly.
Fiction book (1992) -
I refer to myself (somewhat self-deprecatingly) as a 'simple Taoist Nature poet'.
Blog text (32) -
If pressed, he'd tell us about his experience as an "intrepid birdman," as he deprecatingly called that earlier aviating version of himself.
Academic text (1993) -
Boyle, a self-deprecatingly funny woman who's never been kissed, hails from West Lothian, a village community in Scotland.
Blog text (28) -
She laughed deprecatingly about her cooking skills, saying even her dog wouldn't eat her food.
Synonyms
In a way that shows disapproval or criticism
Antonyms
How Self-Deprecating
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Surface Forms
Morphology
deprecatingly = deprecating (transparent) = deprecate + ing + ly
Adding '-ly' to the adjectival/participial form 'deprecating' yields a predictable adverb meaning 'in a belittling manner'.
Etymology
Deprecatingly comes from the verb deprecate, which breaks into de- 'away' and precari 'to pray' and shares the same root as prayer. Think of it as 'asking to take praise away', so when someone speaks deprecatingly about themselves they are quietly making themselves smaller to show modesty or to make a joke.