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Another word for derogatory

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Adjective

  1. Tending or intending to belittle

    See also:

    praise

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Another word for derogatory

Modifier
  1. See also:

    sarcastic

    opprobrious

    critical

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Sentence Examples

  • derogatory sense.

  • Leopold hesitated and finally rejected the proposals as derogatory to ' his dignity.

  • In Plutarch's Symposium of the Seven Sages, at which Aesop is a guest, there are many jests on his original servile condition, but nothing derogatory is said about his personal appearance.

  • This narrative is followed, with the exception of the last part, by Luke, who as usual is inclined to omit anything which could be regarded as derogatory to the Apostles.

  • The rudest t-shirts are the ones that hold nothing back - there might be some derogatory language, a particularly suggestive catchphrase, a potentially offensive graphic or some combination of these things involved.

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