self-depreciative

And proud — with that inner self-depreciative pride which never let up on a man!

Flowering Wilderness 2004

On the other hand, those who are of a self-depreciative nature should get up with the worm and bird.

Chimney-Pot Papers Fritz August Gottfried Endell 1906

I have as I write a list of names commonly applied to girls from which I select the following: Beautiful Autumn, Charming Flower, Jade Pure, Lucky Pearl, Precious Harp, Covet Spring; and the parent's way of speaking of his little girl, when not wishing to be self-depreciative, is to call her his ` ` Thousand ounces of gold. ''

The Chinese Boy and Girl 1901

Precious Harp, Covet Spring; and the parent's way of speaking of his little girl, when not wishing to be self-depreciative, is to call her his "Thousand ounces of gold."

The Chinese Boy and Girl Isaac Taylor Headland 1900

Although she rarely talked religion directly to the people whom she was trying to benefit -- she was much too diffident and self-depreciative for this -- her regular attendance at some place of worship on the

Without a Home Edward Payson Roe 1863

He paused at this point, and looked round with solemn dignity; and the braves, unaccustomed to such self-depreciative modes of address, gazed at him with equal solemnity, not unmingled with surprise, though the latter feeling was carefully concealed.

The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains 1859

That's tough considering I'm self-depreciative and don't really like anything I do.

CBS3.com - Philadelphia's Source For Breaking News, Weather, Traffic and Sports 2010

Quirk is a presenter who always makes a crowd crow with laughter and share in his often self-depreciative revelations about the enjoyment of mass-marketed music.

KEXP 90.3 Blog KEXP Chris Estey 2009