depreciatory
adjective
tending to depreciate.
depreciatively
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a word derived from
depreciatory.
Example Sentences
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W. Keyse whistled depreciatively between his teeth, and elevated his scanty eyebrows.
From The Dop Doctor by Richard Dehan
"I think I'd try the Bel-Air if I were you—" "Which is nearest?" asked Charles Svendt, looking round depreciatively.
From Pearl of Pearl Island by John Oxenham
