deprecatingly
adverb
uk/ˈdep.rə.keɪ.tɪŋ.li/us/ˈdep.rə.keɪ.t̬ɪŋ.li/in a way thatshowsyouthinksomething is of littlevalueorimportance, or do notapproveof it:
Theteacherfrowneddeprecatingly at myneedlework.
in anembarrassedway,especiallywhen someone haspraisedyou:
（尤指受赞扬时）不好意思地，难为情地，窘迫地When he deprecatingly called hispaintingshis "daubs", nobodycontradictedhim.当他窘迫地称自己的画为“涂鸦”时，没有人反驳他。
He would say deprecatingly that he wasashamedof hisprofession.他会难为情地说他为自己的职业感到羞耻。
- "The nouvellevague" in France was arejectionof what the newyoungcineastes deprecatingly called "lecinemadepapa".
- It was as if hiswholehappinesswascontainedin thetinyteapotat which he wasfrowningdeprecatingly.
- "Oh, it was nothing," she said deprecatingly.
Critical & uncomplimentary
- acidulous
- astringency
- astringently
- barbed
- be all very wellidiom
- censorious
- deprecating
- derogatory
- disapproving
- pejorative
- pointed
- pointedly
- self-damning
- shade
- snark
- snidely
- snideness
- tar
- throw shadeidiom
- ultra-critical
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