About The Word Depreciative
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Depreciative
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What's The Definition Of Depreciative?
[adj] tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
[adj] tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on prices" Synonyms | Synonyms for Depreciative: belittling | decreasing | deprecating | deprecative | deprecatory | depreciating | depreciatory | slighting | uncomplimentary Related Terms | Find terms related to Depreciative: See Also | Depreciative In Webster's Dictionary \De*pre"ci*a`tive\, a.
Tending, or intended, to depreciate; expressing depreciation;
undervaluing. -- {De*pre"ci*a`tive*ly}, adv.
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