deprecatingly

adverb

1
as in scornfully

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2
as in reprovingly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deprecatingly
  1. scornfully
  2. disparagingly
  3. contemptuously
  4. disapprovingly
  5. disdainfully
  6. cynically
  7. caustically
  8. negatively
Adverb
  • As if the question arose, thought Leonora scornfully.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Definition of scornfully
Adverb
  • The craze has even spawned knockoffs, disparagingly known as Lafufu.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Trump wrote, referring disparagingly to its defense capabilities under Denmark.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
Definition of disparagingly
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  • Hazel swung the lamp in her hand and looked contemptuously at Ginny, surrounded by the naturalists and the teachers, who whispered encouragement.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Men sneered contemptuously at them, while teenagers used their names as insults.
    — Mikhail Zygar, Vanity Fair, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of contemptuously
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  • The same goes for her father when there’s no sign of pregnancy and the judgy women at church start clucking disapprovingly.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Rosenbury notes disapprovingly that there was a petition to rescind Kirk’s invitation.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Definition of disapprovingly
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  • The camera then switches from the chaos of the puppy, to the kitten—who is sitting in a relaxed position, blinking slowly, and staring almost disdainfully at the wriggling puppy.
    — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Bella, in her podcast conversation with Trinny Woodall, recalled that once, at a village post office, a shop assistant disdainfully called her a hippie.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Definition of disdainfully
Adverb
  • That argument is sometimes made cynically, by people who’d rather no money were given to anyone for any reason at all.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • There will be those who willfully or cynically refuse to see it that simply.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of cynically
Adverb
  • But that caustically independent branding didn't deter Moulton.
    — Jon Keller, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • In the 1980s, Letterman caustically rejected the schmoozy style of Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show with his follow-on program, Late Night.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Definition of caustically
Adverb
  • While plenty of changes can enhance your home’s value, there are just as many that can negatively impact it.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 20 July 2026
  • But when people react negatively, someone must have twisted her words.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
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