denigrating
AdjectiveUS[den-ih-grey-ting]/ˈdɛnɪˌɡreɪtɪŋ/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malignSynonyms: calumniatorycalumniousdefamatorydenigrativedenigratorylibellouslibelousslanderousOpposite harmlessSimilar harmful
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
denigrating adjective
harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign; — used of statements. Syn. — calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, libellous, libelous, slanderous.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5