depreciatory

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de·pre·cia·to·ry

(dĭ-prē′shə-tôr′ē) also de·pre·cia·tive (-shə-tĭv, -shē-ā′tĭv)

adj.

1. Diminishing in value.

2. Disparaging; belittling.

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de•pre•ci•a•to•ry

(dɪˈpri ʃi əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˈpri ʃə-)

also de•pre•ci•a•tive

(-ʃiˌeɪ tɪv, -ʃə tɪv)

adj.

tending to depreciate.

[1795–1805]

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Adj.	1.	depreciatory - tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on prices" depreciating, depreciative decreasing - becoming less or smaller
	2.	depreciatory - tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark" belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, slighting, depreciative uncomplimentary - tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage

depreciatory

adjective

Tending or intending to belittle:

deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, derogative, derogatory, detractive, disparaging, low, pejorative, slighting, uncomplimentary.

Translations

depreciatory

adj → abschätzig, herabsetzend

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In these dialogues, my sister spoke to me as if she were morally wrenching one of my teeth out at every reference; while Pumblechook himself, self-constituted my patron, would sit supervising me with a depreciatory eye, like the architect of my fortunes who thought himself engaged on a very unremunerative job.

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"It was depreciatory criticism, of course?" said Arthur.

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He suspected the Archdeacon of not having read them; he was in painful doubt as to what was really thought of them by the leading minds of Brasenose, and bitterly convinced that his old acquaintance Carp had been the writer of that depreciatory recension which was kept locked in a small drawer of Mr.

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"And what does it mean now that you have found it?" asked Gregson in a depreciatory voice.

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There was enough of mocking inconsistency at the bottom of this speech to make it rather discordant, though the manner was refined and the person well-favoured, and though the depreciatory part of it was so skilfully thrown off as to be very difficult for one not perfectly acquainted with the English language to understand, or , even understanding, to take offence at: so simple and dispassionate was its tone.

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'Its current twin deficits risks and pro-growth tendencies of the government and central bank could contribute to investor concerns and add to depreciatory pressures,' Fitch Solutions said.

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It has predicted that the SBP will have to devalue rupee against US dollar again in the coming months as the currency will remain under depreciatory pressures with weaker external finances.

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ON Jan 23, Fitch Solutions said in the coming months the State Bank of Pakistan is expected to devalue the rupee again because of depreciatory pressures on the national unit from weakening external finances.

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reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory.'"

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This, in turn, would result in depreciatory pressures, raising the costs of much-needed imported goods and fuel popular discontent.