单词 | depreciative |
释义 | depreciative (once / 347627 pages) adj WORD FAMILY depreciative: depreciatively+/depreciate: depreciated, depreciates, depreciating, depreciation, depreciative, depreciator, depreciatory/depreciating: depreciatingly/depreciation: depreciations, self-depreciation/depreciator: depreciators/depreciatory: depreciatorily USAGE EXAMPLESSucceeding generations adopting their depreciative term have turned it into one of glory so that Gothic art is now in highest honor. Walsh, James J. (James Joseph), The Thirteenth—Greatest of Centurie...(2012) Countess Anna asks of Count Treurenberg, in a rather depreciative tone, just before they reach their gondola. Schubin, Ossip, Countess Erika's Apprenticeship(2011) Some of the commentaries on Auenbrugger's work are not entirely depreciative, however. Walsh, James J. (James Joseph), Makers of Modern Medicine(2011) 1adj tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value Syn depreciating, depreciatory decreasing becoming less or smaller 2adj tending to diminish or disparage Syn belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciatory, slighting uncomplimentary tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage |
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