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Deprecating

see synonyms of deprecating

Adjective

1. belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting

tending to diminish or disparage

Example Sentences:
'belittling comments'
'managed a deprecating smile at the compliment'
'deprecatory remarks about the book'
'a slighting remark'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Deprecating

see synonyms of deprecating
tr.v. de·pre·cat·ed, de·pre·cat·ing, de·pre·cates
1. To express disapproval of; deplore.
2. To belittle; depreciate.
3. Computers To mark (a component of a software standard) as obsolete to warn against its use in the future so that it may be phased out.

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