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depreciative

dep·re·cia·tive

uncommon

adjective

1.

tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value

  • “a depreciating currency”
  • “depreciatory effects on prices”
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2.

tending to diminish or disparage

  • “belittling comments”
  • “managed a deprecating smile at the compliment”
  • “deprecatory remarks about the book”
  • “a slighting remark”
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Origin

From depreciate + -ive.

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