deprecatingly

But he steadfastly forbore to compose a more systematic study; he was forever skeptical of generalizations and he had a low opinion of the merely expository--what he called deprecatingly recitativo.

Balkinization 2005

Now that I think of it I have actually referred to myself as both a nerd and a geek self-deprecatingly.

Venn Diagram: The Difference Between Geek, Nerd, Dork and Dweeb | /Film 2010

And the narrative voice is friendly and self-deprecatingly funny.

The Guild #1 » Comics Worth Reading 2010

Please vote in today's poll and comment, self-deprecatingly or otherwise, in the Comments section.

Aack! Has comic-strip 'Cathy' shaped your body image? Jennifer LaRue Huget 2010

It's a psychologized style that is in many ways indebted to the work of the filmmaker Ross McElwee, whose self-deprecatingly cadenced voice-overs sound almost like a model for Mr. Block's.

Parental Guidance Is Advised Nicolas Rapold 2010

Writer Jessica Pressler says, "Philadelphians occasionally refer to their city -- somewhat deprecatingly -- as the 'sixth borough' of New York, and with almost 8,000 commuters making the 75-minute train ride between the cities each weekday, the label seems not far off the mark."

Ysolt Usigan: Philadelphia: Food, Nightlife and Style in the City of Brotherly Love Ysolt Usigan 2010

Writer Jessica Pressler says, "Philadelphians occasionally refer to their city -- somewhat deprecatingly -- as the 'sixth borough' of New York, and with almost 8,000 commuters making the 75-minute train ride between the cities each weekday, the label seems not far off the mark."

Ysolt Usigan: Philadelphia: Food, Nightlife and Style in the City of Brotherly Love Ysolt Usigan 2010

Anyways, I have referred to myself as a nerd self-deprecatingly.

Venn Diagram: The Difference Between Geek, Nerd, Dork and Dweeb | /Film 2010

Writer Jessica Pressler says, "Philadelphians occasionally refer to their city -- somewhat deprecatingly -- as the 'sixth borough' of New York, and with almost 8,000 commuters making the 75-minute train ride between the cities each weekday, the label seems not far off the mark."

Ysolt Usigan: Philadelphia: Food, Nightlife and Style in the City of Brotherly Love Ysolt Usigan 2010

In my experience, people who refer to themselves as geeks usually do so self-deprecatingly whereas people who refer to themselves as nerds do so loudly and smugly.

Venn Diagram: The Difference Between Geek, Nerd, Dork and Dweeb | /Film 2010