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Depreciative

adjective
1.
Tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value.  Synonyms: depreciating, depreciatory.  "Depreciatory effects on prices"
2.
Tending to diminish or disparage.  Synonyms: belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciatory, slighting.  "Managed a deprecating smile at the compliment" , "Deprecatory remarks about the book" , "A slighting remark"





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"Depreciative" Quotes from Famous Books



... am at a loss to understand you," replied Mr. Arnold, who resented any such allusion, being subversive of the honour of his house, almost as much as if it had been depreciative of ...
— David Elginbrod • George MacDonald


Words linked to "Depreciative" :   decreasing, uncomplimentary, deprecative, depreciate


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