| slovo | definícia |
deprecating
(encz) | deprecating,nesouhlas Pavel Cvrček |
deprecating
(encz) | deprecating,odmítání Pavel Cvrček |
deprecating
(encz) | deprecating,odsuzování Pavel Cvrček |
Deprecating
(gcide) | deprecate \dep"re*cate\ (d[e^]p"r[-e]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Deprecated (-k[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deprecating (-k[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. deprecatus, p. p. of
deprecari to avert by prayer, to deprecate; de- + precari to
pray. See Pray.]
To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by prayer; to
seek deliverance from; to express deep regret for; to desire
the removal of. [archaic]
[1913 Webster]
2. To protest against; to advance reasons against.
[PJC]
His purpose was deprecated by all round him, and he
was with difficulty induced to adandon it. --Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]
3. To disapprove of strongly; to express a low opinion of.
[PJC] |
deprecating
(wn) | deprecating
adj 1: tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments";
"managed a deprecating smile at the compliment";
"deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting
remark" [syn: belittling, deprecating, deprecative,
deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory,
slighting] |
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deprecating
(encz) | deprecating,nesouhlas Pavel Cvrčekdeprecating,odmítání Pavel Cvrčekdeprecating,odsuzování Pavel Cvrček |
deprecatingly
(encz) | deprecatingly,odmítavě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
self-deprecating
(encz) | self-deprecating, |
Deprecatingly
(gcide) | Deprecatingly \Dep"re*ca`ting*ly\ (-k[=a]`t[i^]ng*l[y^]), adv.
In a deprecating manner.
[1913 Webster] |
deprecating
(wn) | deprecating
adj 1: tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments";
"managed a deprecating smile at the compliment";
"deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting
remark" [syn: belittling, deprecating, deprecative,
deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory,
slighting] |
self-deprecating
(wn) | self-deprecating
adj 1: conscious of your own shortcomings |
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