Usage examples for deprecatory
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A distressed look crossed the amiable spinster's face, and she looked around at the jury with an expression almost deprecatory in its nature. – Hand and Ring by Anna Katharine Green
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Smoke waved the compliment away with a deprecatory hand. – Smoke Bellew by Jack London
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Father Agustin made a deprecatory gesture as his thin, long- nailed hand moved across the board, and Grahame smiled. – The Coast of Adventure by Harold Bindloss