deflationary

English

Etymology

From deflation +‎ -ary.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈfleɪ.ʃən.ɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /dəˈfleɪ.ʃənˌɛɹ.i/

Adjective

deflationary (not comparable)

1. Associated with or tending to cause deflation.

   Antonym: inflationary

2. (philosophy, logic) Belonging or relating to a family of theories claiming that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement.

Derived terms

• antideflationary
• deflationarily
• nondeflationary

Translations

associated with or tending to cause deflation

• Dutch: deflatoir