deprecatory
/ˈdɛpɹɪkəˌtɔɹi/adjective
deprecatory is spelled D-E-P-R-E-C-A-T-O-R-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, deprecatory means “Apologetic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in deprecatory?
| Letters | 11: D-E-P-R-E-C-A-T-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is deprecatory?
Deprecatory appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce deprecatory?
- US /ˈdɛpɹɪkəˌtɔɹi/
- UK /ˈdɛpɹɪkət(ə)ɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-deprecatory.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of deprecatory
- more deprecatory comparative
- most deprecatory superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deprecatory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Apologetic.
- 2
Disparaging.
- 3
archaicTending to avert evil by prayer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does deprecatory come from?
From deprecate + -ory.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).