derogative

English

Etymology

derogate +‎ -ive

Adjective

derogative (comparative more derogative, superlative most derogative)

1. Disparaging, tending or intending to be belittling.
2. Of or pertaining to derogation; that derogates

Synonyms

• derogatory
• (tending or intending to be belittling): contemptuous

Antonyms

• deferential

Noun

derogative (plural derogatives)

1. (rare) A derogatory word or word-form.
   • 1870, Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, volume 2, page 24:

     (interposing s, the characteristic of diminutives and derogatives)

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Italian

Adjective

derogative

1. feminine plural of derogativo

Anagrams

• rigodevate