depreciatory

[dih-pree-shee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -pree-shuh-]

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adjective

tending to depreciate.

Also de·pre·ci·a·tive

[dih-pree-shee-ey-tiv, -shuh-tiv] /dɪˈpri ʃiˌeɪ tɪv, -ʃə tɪv/.

Origin of depreciatory

First recorded in 1795–1805; depreciate + -ory¹

Related formsde·pre·ci·a·tive·ly, adverbnon·de·pre·ci·a·tive, adjectivenon·de·pre·ci·a·tive·ly, adverbnon·de·pre·ci·a·to·ry, adjectiveun·de·pre·ci·a·tive, adjectiveun·de·pre·ci·a·to·ry, adjective

Examples from the Web for depreciatory

Historical Examples

And yet I have a word to say which may seem to be depreciatory of legislators.
Laws
Plato
“A precious small one, though,” said Roberts in a depreciatory tone.
Hunting the Skipper
George Manville Fenn
All of its despatches from the West, Churchill's as well as others, were depreciatory.
The Candidate
Joseph Alexander Altsheler
It was not only the soldiers who took this depreciatory view of France.
The Marne
Edith Wharton
Sets of laudatory or depreciatory adjectives are employed in the same way.
The Soul of the Far East
Percival Lowell

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Examples from the Web for depreciatory

Historical Examples

And yet I have a word to say which may seem to be depreciatory of legislators.

“A precious small one, though,” said Roberts in a depreciatory tone.

All of its despatches from the West, Churchill's as well as others, were depreciatory.

It was not only the soldiers who took this depreciatory view of France.

Sets of laudatory or depreciatory adjectives are employed in the same way.

Origin of depreciatory