资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Depreciative \De*pre"ci*a`tive\, a.
Tending, or intended, to depreciate; expressing depreciation;
undervaluing. -- {De*pre"ci*a`tive*ly}, adv.
资料来源 : WordNet®
depreciative
adj 1: tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a
depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on
prices" [syn: {depreciating}, {depreciatory}]
2: tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments";
"managed a deprecating smile at the compliment";
"deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
[syn: {belittling}, {deprecating}, {deprecative}, {deprecatory},
{depreciatory}, {slighting}]