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self-deprecatory

self-deprecatory adjective: expressing disapproval of oneself.

Adjective

self-deprecatory (comparative more self-deprecatory, superlative most self-deprecatory)

  1. Expressing disapproval of oneself.

Forms of self-deprecatory

comparativemore self-deprecatory
superlativemost self-deprecatory

Origin of self-deprecatory

From self- + deprecatory.

Questions about self-deprecatory

What does self-deprecatory mean?
Self-deprecatory means expressing disapproval of oneself.
What part of speech is self-deprecatory?
Self-deprecatory is an adjective.

Words near self-deprecatory in the dictionary

  1. self-deprecated
  2. self-deprecates
  3. self-deprecating
  4. self-deprecatingly
  5. self-deprecation
  6. self-deprecatory
  7. self-depreciate
  8. self-depreciated
  9. self-depreciates
  10. self-depreciating
  11. self-depreciation

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