A statement with a tendency to deprecate.

Tending to depreciate (in value etc.)

In a depreciative manner.

plural of depreciative

(transitive) To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of. / (intransitive) To decline in value over time. / (transitive) To belittle or disparage.

The state of being depreciated; disparagement. / The decline in value of assets.

simple past tense and past participle of depreciate

present participle of depreciate

That is declining in value. / That degrades the value of something; deprecating.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depreciate