depreciatory
Use Depreciatory in a sentence
ʃi adjective
tending to depreciate.
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Depreciatory
has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
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depreciate (dɪˈpriːʃɪˌeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to reduce or decline in value or price |
| 2. | (tr) to lessen the value of by derision, criticism, etc; disparage |
| [C15: from Late Latin dēpretiāre to lower the price of, from Latin | |
| de'preciatingly | |
| —adv | |
| de'preciator | |
| —n | |
| depreciatory | |
| —adj | |
| de'preciative | |
| —adj | |
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