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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
depreciative is an adjective meaning "tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value". It carries 2 recorded senses.
tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value
“a depreciating currency”
“depreciatory effects on prices”
tending to diminish or disparage
“belittling comments”
“managed a deprecating smile at the compliment”
“deprecatory remarks about the book”
“a slighting remark”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for depreciative come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.