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disparagingly

disparagingly adverb: insultingly.

Adverb

disparagingly (comparative more disparagingly, superlative most disparagingly)

  1. Insultingly.
    • The candidate spoke of his opponent disparagingly.
    • Sadie wrestled with the door's defective lock, saying disparagingly, "You seem to be making the running with doctors these days. Where did you pick up that one?"1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 91

Synonyms of disparagingly

Forms of disparagingly

comparativemore disparagingly
superlativemost disparagingly

Origin of disparagingly

From disparaging + -ly.

Questions about disparagingly

What does disparagingly mean?
Disparagingly means insultingly.
What part of speech is disparagingly?
Disparagingly is an adverb.

Words near disparagingly in the dictionary

  1. disparagers
  2. disparages
  3. disparagest
  4. disparageth
  5. disparaging
  6. disparagingly
  7. disparagings
  8. disparate
  9. disparately
  10. disparateness
  11. disparatenesses

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