depreciatory
[ dih-pree-shee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -pree-shuh- ]
adjective
tending to depreciate.
Origin of depreciatory
1First recorded in 1795–1805; depreciate + -ory1
- Also de·pre·ci·a·tive [dih-pree-shee-ey-tiv, -shuh-tiv]. /dɪˈpri ʃiˌeɪ tɪv, -ʃə tɪv/.
Other words from depreciatory
- de·pre·ci·a·tive·ly, adverb
- non·de·pre·ci·a·tive, adjective
- non·de·pre·ci·a·tive·ly, adverb
- non·de·pre·ci·a·to·ry, adjective
- un·de·pre·ci·a·tive, adjective
- un·de·pre·ci·a·to·ry, adjective
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How to use depreciatory in a sentence
But recent discoveries have brought to light many important examples which completely disprove his depreciatory estimate.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowBut against any such depreciatory remarks we have to set Chopin's high opinion of Zywny's teaching capability.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksWe have studiously avoided portraying fashionable life according to the vulgar notions, whether depreciatory or panegyrical.
Nay, she would not listen to a depreciatory word on him from her cousin Henrietta Kirby-Levellier.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete | George MeredithAnd depreciatory remarks are slightingly introduced concerning the work at other agencies.
Hesperothen; Notes from the West, Vol. II (of 2) | W. H. Russell
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