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depreciatory
de·pre·cia·to·ry D0145900 (dĭ-prē′shə-tôr′ē) also de·pre·cia·tive (-shə-tĭv, -shē-ā′tĭv)adj.1. Diminishing in value.2. Disparaging; belittling.de•pre•ci•a•to•ry (dɪˈpri ʃi əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˈpri ʃə-) also de•pre•ci•a•tive (-ʃiˌeɪ tɪv, -ʃə tɪv) adj. tending to depreciate. [1795–1805] ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | depreciatory - tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on prices"depreciating, depreciativedecreasing - becoming less or smaller | | 2. | depreciatory - tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, slighting, depreciativeuncomplimentary - tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage |
depreciatoryadjectiveTending or intending to belittle:deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, derogative, derogatory, detractive, disparaging, low, pejorative, slighting, uncomplimentary.TranslationsFinancialSeedepreciatedepreciatory
Synonyms for depreciatoryadj tending or intending to belittleSynonyms- deprecative
- deprecatory
- depreciative
- derogative
- derogatory
- detractive
- disparaging
- low
- pejorative
- slighting
- uncomplimentary
Synonyms for depreciatoryadj tending to decrease or cause a decrease in valueSynonymsRelated Wordsadj tending to diminish or disparageSynonyms- belittling
- deprecating
- deprecative
- deprecatory
- slighting
- depreciative
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