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DEPRECIATORY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tending to diminish or disparage
Example:
a slighting remark
Synonyms:
belittling; deprecating; deprecative; deprecatory; depreciative; depreciatory; slighting
Classified under:
Similar:
uncomplimentary (tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage)
Derivation:
depreciate (belittle)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value
Example:
depreciatory effects on prices
Synonyms:
depreciating; depreciative; depreciatory
Classified under:
Similar:
decreasing (becoming less or smaller)
Derivation:
depreciate (lose in value)
depreciate (lower the value of something)
