"deplorative" meaning in English

See deplorative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more deplorative [comparative], most deplorative [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} deplorative (comparative more deplorative, superlative most deplorative)
  1. (obsolete) Tags: empty-gloss, no-gloss, obsolete
    Sense id: en-deplorative-en-adj-47DEQpj8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Forms: more deplorative [comparative], most deplorative [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} deplorative (comparative more deplorative, superlative most deplorative)
  1. (linguistics, of a word) Expressing negative emotion.
    Sense id: en-deplorative-en-adj-CLTI5Fhk Categories (other): Linguistics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 82 18 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: deploratives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} deplorative (plural deploratives)
  1. (linguistics) A word expressing negative emotion.
    Sense id: en-deplorative-en-noun-QGdu9N0X Categories (other): Linguistics Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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