English Explanatory Dictionary

derogative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Disparaging; tending or intending to be belittling.
  2. Of or pertaining to derogation; that derogates
noun
  1. A derogatory word or word-form.

Word forms

derogative more derogative most derogative derogatives

Etymology

From derogate + -ive.

Synonyms

derogatory contemptuous

Antonyms

deferential

Derived words

derogatively
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