Depreciatory

2 definitions found

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

  Depreciatory \De*pre"ci*a*to*ry\
     (d[-e]*pr[=e]"sh[i^]*[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^] or
     d[-e]*pr[=e]"sh[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.
     Tending to depreciate; undervaluing; depreciative.
  
     Syn: belittling, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory,


          derogatory, detractive, detracting, slighting,
          pejorative, denigratory.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  depreciatory
       adj 1: tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a
              depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on
              prices" [syn: {depreciating}, {depreciative}]
       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},
           {depreciative}, {slighting}]