Both Uses of
deprecate
in
Ready Player One
- She wrote with an endearing, intelligent voice, and her entries were filled with self-deprecating humor and witty, sardonic asides.†
p. 35.0 *self-deprecating = modest or critical of oneself (often in a humorous manner)
- Her writing was still as funny and self-deprecating as ever.†
p. 35.9
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.