Depreciatory in a sentence as an adjective

Now only in depreciatory use: affectedly dainty or quaint; over-nice, over-refined, precious, mawkish.> 1905: Punch 8 Mar. 178/1, “`I call him perfectly twee!

Depreciatory definitions

adjective

tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on prices"

See also: depreciating depreciative

adjective

tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"

See also: belittling deprecating deprecative deprecatory depreciative slighting