Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
DEPRECIATIVE
belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting
(adjective) tending to diminish or disparage; “belittling comments”; “managed a deprecating smile at the compliment”; “deprecatory remarks about the book”; “a slighting remark”
depreciating, depreciative, depreciatory
(adjective) tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; “a depreciating currency”; “depreciatory effects on prices”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
depreciative (comparative more depreciative, superlative most depreciative)
Tending to depreciate (in value etc.)
Source: Wiktionary
De*pre"ci*a`tive, a.
Definition: Tending, or intended, to depreciate; expressing depreciation; undervaluing.
– De*pre"ci*a`tive*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MECHANISM
(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”
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