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Depreciative Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Depreciative has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value

"a depreciating currency"

"depreciatory effects on prices"

2

tending to diminish or disparage

"belittling comments"

"managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"

"deprecatory remarks about the book"

"a slighting remark"

3

Tending to depreciate (in value etc.)

Example Sentences
"a depreciating currency" adjective
"depreciatory effects on prices" adjective
"belittling comments" adjective
"managed a deprecating smile at the compliment" adjective
"deprecatory remarks about the book" adjective
"a slighting remark" adjective
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Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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