depreciative

Example Sentences

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Many goldbugs cite the troubling depreciative nature of fiat paper currencies that aren't backed up by anything real.

From US News • Jun. 22, 2016

As Katherine Martin, head of U.S. dictionaries at Oxford University Press, points out the term “female” has had depreciative connotations for longer than one might expect.

From Time • Apr. 19, 2016

With regard to the old monk's criticism it must be remembered that old age is always rather depreciative in criticism of the present and over-appreciative of what happened in the past se pueris.

From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

Fernanda talked of her late husband in a tone that lapsed from compassionate to depreciative, for she had lived with him in a state of antagonism of ideas and tastes that had kept them apart.

From The Grandee by Palacio Valdés, Armando

Some of the commentaries on Auenbrugger's work are not entirely depreciative, however.

From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)