Derogatory

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  • adjective. Disparaging; belittling.
  • adjective. Tending to detract or diminish.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Detracting or tending to lessen by taking something away; that lessens extent, effect, estimation, etc.: with to, sometimes from.
  • Synonyms Depreciative, discreditable, disgraceful.
  • noun. A derogatory act or statement; a disparagement.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Tending to derogate, or lessen in value; expressing a low opinion; expressing derogation; detracting; injurious; -- with from, to, or unto.
  • adjective. 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Tending to derogate, or lessen in value of someone; expressing derogation; detracting; injurious.
  • adjective. When referring to a clause in a testament: 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.
  • noun. A trade-line on a credit report that includes negative credit history.
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  • adjective. expressive of low opinion
  • Word Usage
    ""The eyes filled with tears show her innocence, but her dot made the word derogatory and this is a good enough reason for a consequence and she should never in her life dare to think anything against Islam.""
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