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Deprecative vs Slighting - What's the difference?

deprecative | slighting |

As adjectives the difference between deprecative and slighting

is that deprecative is tending to deprecate; disapproving while slighting is in the manner of a slight; belittling, deprecative.

As a verb slighting is

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As a noun slighting is

the act of giving a slight or snub.

deprecative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tending to deprecate; disapproving.
    • ----

    slighting

    English

    Verb

    (head)
    • His slighting of the company chairman was considered to be inappropriate behaviour.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In the manner of a slight; belittling, deprecative

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of giving a slight or snub.
  • * 1848 , Lucy Hutchinson, Memoirs of the life of Colonel Hutchinson (page 376)
    • now flocked about him, striving who should express most respect, and, by an extraordinary officiousness, redeem their late slightings .

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