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derogatoriness

derogatoriness noun: the state or quality of being derogatory.

Noun

derogatoriness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being derogatory.

Origin of derogatoriness

From derogatory + -ness.

Questions about derogatoriness

What does derogatoriness mean?
Derogatoriness means the state or quality of being derogatory.
What part of speech is derogatoriness?
Derogatoriness is a noun.

Words near derogatoriness in the dictionary

  1. derogatives
  2. derogativity
  3. derogator
  4. derogatories
  5. derogatorily
  6. derogatoriness
  7. derogators
  8. derogatory
  9. derogatory clause
  10. derogatory clauses
  11. deromanticise

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