depreciatory

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depreciatory - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Depreciatory \De*pre"ci*a*to*ry\
     (d[-e]*pr[=e]"sh[i^]*[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^] or
     d[-e]*pr[=e]"sh[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.
     Tending to depreciate; undervaluing; depreciative.
  
     Syn: belittling, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory,
          derogatory, detractive, detracting, slighting,
          pejorative, denigratory.
          [1913 Webster]

depreciatory - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  depreciatory
      adj 1: tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a
             depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on prices"
             [syn: depreciating, depreciative, depreciatory]
      2: tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments";
         "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory
         remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark" [syn:
         belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory,
         depreciative, depreciatory, slighting]