| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a deprecating manner.[Websters]
2. In a damned manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In an ironical or wry manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a slighting manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a dry manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a disputed manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Adverbial inflection of the verb-based adjective deprecating.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Base (Deprecating) | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb deprecate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (deprecate) | 1. Express strong disapproval of; deplore.[Wordnet]. 2. Belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts".[Wordnet]. 3. To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by prayer; to desire the removal of; to seek deliverance from; to express deep regret for; to disapprove of strongly.[Websters]. 4. Base verb from the following inflections: deprecating, deprecated, deprecates, deprecater, deprecaters, deprecatingly and deprecatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DEPRECATINGLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1787. (references) |
Specialty Definition: deprecate
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Verb] To pray against; to pray or intreat that a present evil may be removed, or an expected one averted. The judgments we would deprecate are not removed. We should all deprecate the return of war.. | 2: [Verb] More generally, to regret; to have or to express deep sorrow at a present evil, or at one that may occur. This word is seldom used to express actual prayer; but it expresses deep regret that an evil exists or may exist, which implies a strong desire that it may be removed or averted.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | |
| Wiktionary | 1: [Verb] (archaic) to pray against. (references) | 2: [Verb] (computing) to recommend against use of. (references) | 3: [Verb] (formal) to express disapproval of. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
