Depreciative

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Depreciative \De*pre"ci*a`tive\ (d[-e]*pr[=e]"sh[i^]*[=a]`t[i^]v
     or d[-e]*pr[=e]"sh[.a]*t[i^]v), a.
     Tending, or intended, to depreciate; expressing depreciation;
     undervaluing. -- {De*pre"ci*a`tive*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  depreciative
       adj 1: tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a
              depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on
              prices" [syn: {depreciating}, {depreciatory}]
       2: tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments";
          "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment";
          "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
          [syn: {belittling}, {deprecating}, {deprecative}, {deprecatory},
           {depreciatory}, {slighting}]