derogatory

derogatory
I adjective belittling, calumniatory, calumnious, censorious, condemnatory, contumelious, defamatory, denunciatory, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, detracting, detractory, disapprobatory, disapproving, discrediting, disdainful, dishonoring, disparaging, faultfinding, injurious, lessening, libelous, objurgatory, pejorative, slanderous, slighting, uncomplimentary, unfavorable, unflattering associated concepts: derogatory statements foreign phrases:
- Quae legi communi derogant stride interpretantur. — Those things which derogate from the common law are strictly interpreted
- Quae legi communi derogant non sunt trahenda in exemplum. — Those things which derogate from the common law are not to be drawn into precedent
II index bad (offensive), calumnious, contemptuous, critical (faultfinding), cynical, disgraceful, libelous, pejorative, unfavorable

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  • derogatory — derogatory, depreciatory, depreciative, disparaging, slighting, pejorative mean designed or tending to belittle. Derogatory may be used of one s own action or activity that tends to detract from his reputation or to lower him in the estimation of …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • derogatory — de*rog a*to*ry, a. Tending to derogate, or lessen in value; expressing a low opinion; expressing derogation; detracting; injurious; with from, to, or unto. Syn: belittling, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory, derogatory, detractive,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • derogatory — c.1500, from L.L. derogatorius, from L. derogatus, pp. of derogare to take away, detract from, diminish, also repeal partly, restrict, modify, from de away (see DE (Cf. de )) + rogare ask, question, propose (see ROGATION (Cf. rogation)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • derogatory — [adj] offensive, uncomplimentary aspersing, belittling, calumnious, censorious, contumelious, critical, damaging, decrying, defamatory, degrading, demeaning, deprecatory, depreciative, despiteful, detracting, disdainful, dishonoring, disparaging …   New thesaurus

  • derogatory — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing a critical or disrespectful attitude. DERIVATIVES derogatorily adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • derogatory — [di räg′ə tôr΄ē] adj. [L derogatorius: see DEROGATE] 1. tending to lessen or impair; detracting 2. disparaging; belittling: Also derogative derogatorily adv …   English World dictionary

  • derogatory — 1. adjective /dɪˈɹɒɡətɹi,dɪˈɹɑɡətɔɹi/ a) Tending to derogate, or lessen in value; expressing derogation; detracting; injurious; – with from to, or unto. Acts of Parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent Parliaments bind not. –. b) When… …   Wiktionary

  • derogatory — adj. derogatory of, to, towards * * * [dɪ rɒgət(ə)rɪ] to towards towards derogatory of …   Combinatory dictionary

  • derogatory — de|rog|a|to|ry [dıˈrɔgətəri US dıˈra:gəto:ri] adj derogatory remarks, attitudes etc are insulting and disapproving ▪ Their conversation contained a number of derogatory racial remarks …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • derogatory — [[t]dɪrɒ̱gətri, AM tɔːri[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you make a derogatory remark or comment about someone or something, you express your low opinion of them. He refused to withdraw derogatory remarks made about his boss …   English dictionary

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