detractive

Also de·trac·to·ry

[dih-trak-tiv]

adjective

1. tending or seeking to detract.

Other Word Forms

• detractively adverb
• detractiveness noun
• nondetractive adjective
• nondetractively adverb
• nondetractory adjective
• undetractive adjective
• undetractively adverb
• undetractory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of detractive¹

From the Middle French word detractif, dating back to 1480–90. See detract, -ive