derogative

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derogative

adjective more derogative · most derogative

Disparaging; tending or intending to be belittling. "How strange, but then again, he is a strange man." [...] "Don't get me wrong. I did not mean that in a derogative sense."
Similar: contemptuous
Of or pertaining to derogation; that derogates

Similar: derogatory · Opposite: deferential

noun derogatives

rare A derogatory word or word-form. (interposing s, the characteristic of diminutives and derogatives)

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Similar: derogatory · Opposite: deferential

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@misc{derogative_2026,
  title = {derogative},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/derogative},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}