derogative
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Adjective (1)
- expressive of low opinion“derogatory comments”“disparaging remarks about the new house”Synonyms: derogatorydisparagingOpposite complimentarySimilar uncomplimentary
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
De·rog′a·tive adjective
Derogatory. — De·rog′wb-a1′>′a·tive·ly, adverb rare Sir Thomas Browne Syn. — belittling, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory, derogatory, detractive, detracting, slighting, pejorative, denigratory.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54