In a manner that shows disapproval or reduces in value; with a tone of dismissal or regret.
Formed from depreciating (verb form) plus -ly adverb ending, creating a way to describe how an action happens or something is spoken.
When someone speaks 'depreciatingly' about their own work, they're often fishing for compliments—it's a social strategy hiding under a grammatical form.
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