derogative

[dih-rog-uh-tiv]

lessening; belittling; derogatory.

Origin of derogative

1470–80; < Old French derogatif < Late Latin dērogātīvus. See derogate, -ive

Related formsde·rog·a·tive·ly, adverbnon·de·rog·a·tive, adjectivenon·de·rog·a·tive·ly, adverbun·de·rog·a·tive, adjectiveun·de·rog·a·tive·ly, adverb

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They also admit of derogative and prepositional inflections.
The Indian in his Wigwam
Henry R. Schoolcraft
The term Moowis is one of the most derogative and offensive possible.
The American Indians
Henry R. Schoolcraft
Ka is often a prefix of negation in compound words, which has the force of a derogative.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Subordinate spirits of evil, are denoted by using the derogative form of the word, in sh by which Moneto is rendered Monetosh.
The Indian in his Wigwam
Henry R. Schoolcraft

Word Origin and History for derogative

adj.

late 15c., from Middle French derogatif, from Latin *derogativus, from past participle stem of derogare (see derogatory).