depreciative
1Depreciative — De*pre ci*a tive (d[ e]*pr[=e] sh[i^]*[=a] t[i^]v or d[ e]*pr[=e] sh[.a]*t[i^]v), a. Tending, or intended, to depreciate; expressing depreciation; undervaluing. {De*pre ci*a tive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
2depreciative — index calumnious, contemptuous, derogatory, pejorative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3depreciative — 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… …
4depreciative — 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, ↑ …
5depreciative — adjective see depreciate …
6depreciative — adjective tending to depreciate (in value etc.) …
7depreciative — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Tending or intending to belittle: deprecative, deprecatory, depreciatory, derogative, derogatory, detractive, disparaging, low, pejorative, slighting, uncomplimentary. See PRAISE …
8depreciative — adj. critical, disparaging, belittling, scornful …
9depreciative — a. Derogatory, depreciatory, disparaging …
10depreciative — de·pre·cia·tive …
