unbelittling
unbelittling adjective: not belittling.
Adjective
unbelittling (comparative more unbelittling, superlative most unbelittling)
- Not belittling.
- When people can no longer disagree intelligibly, a society disintegrates; where they need interpreters, they cannot either unite or emerge from conflict into unbelittling compromise.1997, Frederic Raphael, The necessity of anti-semitism, page 87
- He is learned, dramatic, and unbelittling. Perhaps the gentleness and wisdom that come with age allow this man to teach as few are able.1993, Clayton L. N. Robinson, J.C. Boileau Grant: anatomist extraordinary, page 111
Forms of unbelittling
| comparative | more unbelittling |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unbelittling |
Origin of unbelittling
From un- + belittling.
Questions about unbelittling
- What does unbelittling mean?
- Unbelittling means not belittling.
- What part of speech is unbelittling?
- Unbelittling is an adjective.
Words near unbelittling in the dictionary
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