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Meanings of gentle deprecation in English

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Usage of gentle deprecation in English
1
He had not said it surlily, but sadly, and with a gentle deprecation of their insistence.
A Pair of Patient Lovers
2
He smiled with gentle deprecation.
The Yellow Crayon
3
The priest affably disengaged his arm from the clutch which the speaker had laid upon it, and shook his head in gentle deprecation.
The Damnation of Theron Ware
4
Then, letting her soft dark eyes rest, as though in admiration, upon the queen's face, she spoke in a tone of gentle deprecation:
Marzio's Crucifix, and Zoroaster
5
"You are generous but hasty, my friend," said Senor Perkins, in gentle deprecation.
The Crusade of the Excelsior
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