Definition of "deprecatingly" [dep•re•ca•ting•ly]

• In an deprecating manner; in a manner that deprecates; disapprovingly (adverb)

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• "But he steadfastly forbore to compose a more systematic study; he was forever skeptical of generalizations and he had a low opinion of the merely expository--what he called deprecatingly recitativo."
• "Writer Jessica Pressler says, "Philadelphians occasionally refer to their city -- somewhat deprecatingly -- as the 'sixth borough' of New York, and with almost 8,000 commuters making the 75-minute train ride between the cities each weekday, the label seems not far off the mark.""
• "Now that I think of it I have actually referred to myself as both a nerd and a geek self-deprecatingly."