derogative
English
Etymology
Adjective
derogative (comparative more derogative, superlative most derogative)
- Disparaging, tending or intending to be belittling.
- Of or pertaining to derogation; that derogates
Synonyms
- derogatory
- (tending or intending to be belittling): contemptuous
Antonyms
Noun
derogative (plural derogatives)
- (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)
- 1870, Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, volume 2, page 24:
Italian
Adjective
derogative