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Meanings of deprecatory manner in English

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Usage of deprecatory manner in English
1
The idea of his falling in love made him smile in a deprecatory manner.
David Poindexter's Disappearance, and Other Tales
2
So he went away again, looking at us in a humble and deprecatory manner.
Allan and the Holy Flower
3
She coughed in a deprecatory manner, and said:
More About Peggy
4
He was a tall, youngish man, narrow-shouldered, rather commonplace-looking, with beautiful blue eyes, and a timid, winning, deprecatory manner.
The Motormaniacs
5
The stranger did not appear to comprehend the words; but he could not fail to understand the mild and deprecatory manner.
Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea
6
We had only a week's association, but the depression ceased, the furtive look and deprecatory manner were replaced by a joyous buoyancy.
Outwitting Our Nerves: A Primer of Psychotherapy
7
"Oh, certainly," laughed Frank, much amused at the man's deprecatory manner.
The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest; Or, The Golden Galleon
8
"That would be a risky cruise for you, my friend," suggested Captain Chantor, shaking his head in a deprecatory manner.
Fighting for the Right
9
"And you have observed, my wife," said Defarge, in a deprecatory manner, "the anguish of his daughter, which must be a dreadful anguish to him!"
A Tale of Two Cities
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