† ˈdeprecable, a. Obs. rare.
[In form ad. L. dēprecābilis that may be entreated (Vulgate); but in sense from deprecate v.]
Capable of being, or to be, deprecated.
| 1633 T. Adams Exp. 2 Peter ii. 19 A detestable sin, a deprecable punishment! 1648 Eikon Bas. 149, I look upon the Temporal Destruction of the greatest King as far less deprecable than the Eternal Damnation of the Meanest Subject. |