DEPRECIATORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does depreciatory mean? 

• DEPRECIATORY (adjective)
  The adjective DEPRECIATORY has 2 senses:

1. tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value

2. tending to diminish or disparage

  Familiarity information: DEPRECIATORY used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEPRECIATORY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value

Synonyms:

depreciating; depreciative; depreciatory

Context example:

depreciatory effects on prices

Similar:

decreasing (becoming less or smaller)

Derivation:

depreciate (lose in value)

depreciate (lower the value of something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tending to diminish or disparage

Synonyms:

belittling; deprecating; deprecative; deprecatory; depreciative; depreciatory; slighting

Context example:

a slighting remark

Similar:

uncomplimentary (tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage)

Derivation:

depreciate (belittle)

 Context examples 

“Oh, don’t mind me,” he said, with a self-depreciatory wave of his hand.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)