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derogatively

derogatively adverb: in a derogative way or manner: derogatorily.

Adverb

derogatively (comparative more derogatively, superlative most derogatively)

  1. In a derogative way or manner: derogatorily.
    • Curiously, I could not speak derogatively of her to anyone.1963, Xavier Herbert, Distubing Element, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 233

Forms of derogatively

comparativemore derogatively
superlativemost derogatively

Origin of derogatively

From derogative + -ly.

Questions about derogatively

What does derogatively mean?
Derogatively means in a derogative way or manner: derogatorily.
What part of speech is derogatively?
Derogatively is an adverb.

Words near derogatively in the dictionary

  1. derogateth
  2. derogating
  3. derogation
  4. derogations
  5. derogative
  6. derogatively
  7. derogatives
  8. derogativity
  9. derogator
  10. derogatories
  11. derogatorily

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