be depreciatory
1Depreciatory — 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,… …
2depreciatory — index calumnious, derogatory, pejorative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3depreciatory — depreciative, depreciatory *derogatory, disparaging, slighting, pejorative Analogous words: decrying, belittling, minimizing (see DECRY): aspersing, maligning (see MALIGN vb): underrating, underestimating, undervaluing (see base words at… …
4depreciatory — depreciate ► VERB 1) reduce in value over a period of time. 2) disparage or belittle. DERIVATIVES depreciation noun depreciatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin depreciare lower in price, undervalue …
5depreciatory — adjective 1. 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, ↑ …
6depreciatory — adjective see depreciate …
7depreciatory — depreciatively, adv. /di pree shee euh tawr ee, tohr ee, pree sheuh /, adj. tending to depreciate. Also, depreciative /di pree shee ay tiv, sheuh tiv/. [1795 1805; DEPRECIATE + ORY1] * * * …
8depreciatory — adjective pertaining to depreciation …
9depreciatory — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Tending or intending to belittle: deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, derogative, derogatory, detractive, disparaging, low, pejorative, slighting, uncomplimentary. See PRAISE …
10depreciatory — de pre·ci·a·to·ry || ʃjÉ™tÉ™rɪ adj. of or pertaining to depreciation (reduction in the value of an item or a currency); critical, disparaging, belittling …
