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depreciative

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From depreciate + -ive.

noun depreciatives

  1. countable, uncountable A statement with a tendency to depreciate.

adjective more depreciative · most depreciative

  1. Tending to depreciate (in value).
  2. Belittling, disparaging.

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"depreciative." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/depreciative. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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depreciative. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/depreciative

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"depreciative." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/depreciative.

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@misc{depreciative_2026,
  title = {depreciative},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/depreciative},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}