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derogatory

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de⋅rog⋅a⋅to⋅ry

  [di-rog-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
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–adjective
tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory: a derogatory remark.
Origin:
1495–1505; < LL dērogātōrius cursing, equiv. to dērogā(re) (see derogate ) + -tōrius -tory 1

Related forms:
de⋅rog⋅a⋅to⋅ri⋅ly, adverb
de⋅rog⋅a⋅to⋅ri⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
belittling, uncomplimentary, denigrating.
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de·rog·a·to·ry   (dĭ-rŏg'ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)   
adj.  

  1. Disparaging; belittling: a derogatory comment.

  2. Tending to detract or diminish.

de·rog'a·to'ri·ly adv., de·rog'a·to'ri·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

derogatory 
1502, from L. derogatorius, from derogare "detract from," also "repeal partly," from de- "away" + rogare "ask, question, propose" (see rogation).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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