adj.
- Diminishing in value.
- Disparaging; belittling.
depreciatory
Dictionary:
de·pre·cia·to·ry (dĭ-prē'shə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)  also de·pre·cia·tive
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(-shə-tĭv, -shē-ā'tĭv)
adj.
adj.
| Thesaurus: depreciatory |
adjective
- Tending or intending to belittle: deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, derogative, derogatory, detractive, disparaging, low, pejorative, slighting, uncomplimentary. See praise/blame.
| WordNet: depreciatory |
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The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value
Synonyms: depreciating, depreciative
Meaning #2:
tending to diminish or disparage
Synonyms: belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, slighting
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