Both Uses of
deprecate
in
Gone with the Wind
- "Oh, well," she said deprecatingly.†
Chpt 4.34 *
- Oh, it wasn't so bad, just a flesh wound," he said deprecatingly.†
Chpt 4.35
Definitions:
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(1)
(deprecate) to diminish or treat something as unimportant or of low quality; or to express disapproval
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
The form, deprecating, is sometimes used as a short form of self-deprecating -- meaning to belittle oneself or one's own ideas.