deprecatory

adjective3

1. •
   Disparaging.
2. •
   Apologetic.

   • Said the Duke, bowing over a deprecatory hand, “If there were to pass my window one tithe of them whose hearts have been lost to Miss Dobson, I should win no solace from that interminable parade.” — 1911
3. •
   (no longer used) Tending to avert evil by prayer.