What does deprecatingly mean?
Deprecatingly means In a deprecating manner..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In a deprecating manner..
Quiet people too, for I think that about this time a sort of remorseful tenderness comes over the bullies and the nagsters, so that they go about gently and deprecatingly, hoping by one day's record sweetness to outface the year's blusterings.
Use deprecatingly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Deprecatingly means In a deprecating manner..
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Quiet people too, for I think that about this time a sort of remorseful tenderness comes over the bullies and the nagsters, so that they go about gently and deprecatingly, hoping by one day's record sweetness to outface the year's blusterings.
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