Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

depreciatingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-pre-ci-at-ing-ly
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

So as to disparage or belittle.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From depreciating + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: depreciating

Inflected Forms

more depreciatingly (comparative) most depreciatingly (superlative)

Questions

What does depreciatingly mean?: So as to disparage or belittle.
Where does depreciatingly come from?: From depreciating + -ly.

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