depreciatory

[ dih-pree-shee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -pree-shuh- ]

/ dɪˈpri ʃi əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˈpri ʃə- /

tending to depreciate.

Also de·pre·ci·a·tive

[dih-pree-shee-ey-tiv, -shuh-tiv] /dɪˈpri ʃiˌeɪ tɪv, -ʃə tɪv/.

Origin of depreciatory

First recorded in 1795–1805; depreciate + -ory¹

de·pre·ci·a·tive·ly, adverb non·de·pre·ci·a·tive, adjective non·de·pre·ci·a·tive·ly, adverb non·de·pre·ci·a·to·ry, adjective

un·de·pre·ci·a·tive, adjective un·de·pre·ci·a·to·ry, adjective

Presently Maud came back and put every depreciatory thought about herself to instant flight.

Chronicles of Dustypore |Henry Stewart Cunningham
Depreciatory smiles responded to the haughty manner in which some people carried their heads.

Sentimental Education Vol 1 |Gustave Flaubert
As it was, the young man glanced up sharply from time to time, looking out for some depreciatory expression.

Corleone |F. Marion Crawford
Her tone was depreciatory, not suggesting that she had looked some time before she happened to see that picture.

V. V.'s Eyes |Henry Sydnor Harrison

Different Danish authors had recently written about the town, and in as depreciatory a strain as they could.

Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth |George Brandes