derogatory
adj. belittling, disparaging, scornful | ||||
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Derogatory Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Derogatory
(a.)
Tending to derogate, or lessen in value; expressing derogation; detracting; injurious; -- with from to, or unto.
(a.)
Tending to derogate, or lessen in value; expressing derogation; detracting; injurious; -- with from to, or unto.
| WordNet 2.0 |
derogatory
Adjective
1. expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house"
(synonym) derogative, disparaging
(similar) uncomplimentary
Adjective
1. expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house"
(synonym) derogative, disparaging
(similar) uncomplimentary
| hEnglish - advanced version |
derogatory
derogatory
\de*rog"a*to*ry\ (?), 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. his language was severely censured by some of his brother peers as derogatory to their order.
derogatory
clause in a testament (law), a sentence of secret character inserted by the testator alone, of which he reserves the knowledge to himself, with a condition that no will he may make thereafter shall be valid, unless this clause is inserted word for word; -- a precaution to guard against later wills extorted by violence, or obtained by suggestion.
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derogatory clause in a testament
derogatory
\de*rog"a*to*ry\ (?), 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. his language was severely censured by some of his brother peers as derogatory to their order.
derogatory
clause in a testament (law), a sentence of secret character inserted by the testator alone, of which he reserves the knowledge to himself, with a condition that no will he may make thereafter shall be valid, unless this clause is inserted word for word; -- a precaution to guard against later wills extorted by violence, or obtained by suggestion.
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derogatory clause in a testament
Derogatory Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Pejorative
A word is a term of derision, or a phrase is pejorative, if it implies contempt or disapproval. The adjective pejorative is synonymous with derogatory, derisive, and dyslogistic. When used as an adjective, pejorative has two meanings: (1) tending to make or become worse, and (2) tending to disparage or belittle. When used as a noun, pejorative means "a belittling or disparaging word or expression".
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