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  • 11derogatory — adj. derogatory of, to, towards * * * [dɪ rɒgət(ə)rɪ] to towards towards derogatory of …

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  • 12derogatory — 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 …

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  • 13derogatory — [[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 …

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  • 14derogatory — adjective insulting and disapproving: derogatory remark/comment/term etc: Many gay men still regard queer as a very derogatory term. derogatorily adverb …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15derogatory — adj. (often foll. by to) involving disparagement or discredit; insulting, depreciatory (made a derogatory remark; derogatory to my position). Derivatives: derogatorily adv. Etymology: LL derogatorius (as DEROGATE) …

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  • 16derogatory — adjective Date: circa 1503 1. detracting from the character or standing of something often used with to, towards, or of 2. expressive of a low opinion ; disparaging < derogatory remarks > • derog …

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  • 17derogatory — derogatorily, adv. derogatoriness, n. /di rog euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory: a derogatory remark. [1495 1505; < LL derogatorius cursing, equiv. to deroga(re)&#8230; …

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  • 18Derogatory Information — Information on a person s credit report that can be legally used to turn down a loan application; it includes late payments, charge offs and bankruptcies. As a general rule, derogatory information remains on a person s credit report for seven&#8230; …

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  • 19derogatory — adj. Derogatory is used with these nouns: ↑comment, ↑connotation, ↑remark, ↑term …

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  • 20derogatory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. depreciative, disparaging, defamatory, humiliating. See disrepute, detraction. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. belittling, disparaging, slighting, dishonoring, deprecatory, depreciatory, denigrating,&#8230; …

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