deprecatory

== English == === Etymology === From deprecate + -ory. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɛpɹɪkəˌtɔɹi/ enPR: dĕp'-rĭ-kə-tō'rē (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛpɹɪkət(ə)ɹi/ enPR: dĕp'-rĭ-kə-tə-rē, dĕp'-rĭ-kə-trē === Adjective === deprecatory (comparative more deprecatory, superlative most deprecatory) Apologetic. Disparaging. (archaic) Tending to avert evil by prayer. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== deprecative