depreciatory
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- depreciatively adverb
- nondepreciative adjective
- nondepreciatively adverb
- nondepreciatory adjective
- undepreciative adjective
- undepreciatory adjective
Etymology
Origin of depreciatory
First recorded in 1795–1805; depreciate + -ory 1
Example Sentences
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I did a lot of self depreciatory jokes aimed at myself, aimed at my colour because I had seen a lot of other black comedians do it.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2016
The depreciatory involves the exorcist entreating God � "God, come down and bless this person."
From Time Magazine Archive
But at the core of it are the exorcism prayers themselves, which are composed of the imperative and the depreciatory.
From Time Magazine Archive
Johnston had chartered a private plane, was waiting on the platform at every major stop, issuing depreciatory statements.
From Time Magazine Archive
The word was originally used in this sense, and not with the depreciatory meaning of "magician," as at present.
From Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer by Baldwin, James
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