Depreciatory Definition & Meaning
depreciatory
- adjective
- tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on prices"
- 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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- What does depreciatory mean?
- tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on prices" tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
- What part of speech is depreciatory?
- Depreciatory is an adjective.
- How many definitions does depreciatory have?
- Depreciatory has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).