depreciatory

depreciatory
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]

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