Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
DEPRECIATORY
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
depreciatory (comparative more depreciatory, superlative most depreciatory)
pertaining to depreciation
Source: Wiktionary
De*pre"ci*a*to*ry, a.
Definition: Tending to depreciate; undervaluing; depreciative.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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