depreciatingly

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adverb

So as to disparage or belittle.

“June 18, 1827, Thomas Moore, Diary Never heard him speak of any one otherwise than depreciatingly, but the next moment after abusing a man, he would go any length to serve him.”

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Meanings

adverbdepreciatingly (comparative more depreciatingly, superlative most depreciatingly)

comparative more depreciatingly · superlative most depreciatingly

  1. So as to disparage or belittle.

    June 18, 1827, Thomas Moore, Diary Never heard him speak of any one otherwise than depreciatingly, but the next moment after abusing a man, he would go any length to serve him.

Origin

From depreciating + -ly.

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APA

depreciatingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depreciatingly

MLA

“depreciatingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depreciatingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depreciatingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depreciatingly.

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