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depreciatory

de·pre·ci·a·to·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-pree-shee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -pree-shuh-]
    • /dɪˈpri ʃi əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˈpri ʃə-/
    • /dɪ.ˈpriː.ʃə.tə.ri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-pree-shee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -pree-shuh-]
    • /dɪˈpri ʃi əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˈpri ʃə-/

Definitions of depreciatory word

  • adjective depreciatory tending to depreciate. 1
  • noun depreciatory Pertaining to depreciation. 1
See all 2 definitions of depreciatory

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Origin of depreciatory

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805; depreciate + -ory1

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Parts of speech for Depreciatory

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Depreciatory

depreciatory popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for depreciatory

adj depreciatory

  • critical — If a person is critical or in a critical condition in hospital, they are seriously ill.
  • deprecative — serving to deprecate; deprecatory.
  • deprecatory — expressing disapproval; protesting
  • derogative — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
  • derogatory — If you make a derogatory remark or comment about someone or something, you express your low opinion of them.

adverb depreciatory

  • derogatively — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
  • pejorative — having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force: the pejorative affix -ling in princeling.

adjective depreciatory

  • denigrating — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
  • disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
  • deprecating — A deprecating attitude, gesture, or remark shows that you think that something is not very good, especially something associated with yourself.
  • depreciative — Tending to depreciate (in value etc.).
All 14 Synonyms of depreciatory

Antonyms for depreciatory

adjective depreciatory

  • complimentary — If you are complimentary about something, you express admiration for it.
Just one Antonym for depreciatory

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