depreciatory

Speech parts

1. depreciatory - Adjective

2. depreciatory - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Tending to depreciate; undervaluing; depreciative.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

belittling deprecatory deprecating slighting depreciating depreciative deprecative low scornful critical negative offensive adverse foul abusive
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Antonyms

good better increasing positive civil fine
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Examples

Mannerism came so late into the foreground of research on the history of art, that the depreciatory verdict implied in its very name is often still taken to be adequate, and the unprejudiced conception of this style as a purely historical category has be. Arnold Hauser

belittling comments Source: Internet

managed a deprecating smile at the compliment Source: Internet

deprecatory remarks about the book Source: Internet

a slighting remark Source: Internet

a depreciating currency Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

depreciative depreciatively depreciator depredable depredate depredation