depreciatory adj 1: tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on prices" [syn: {depreciating}, {depreciative}, {depreciatory}] 2: 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}, {deprecatory}, {depreciative}, {depreciatory}, {slighting}]
Depreciatory \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, slighting, pejorative, denigratory. [1913 Webster]