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The open-ended term – spoken derogatively by Cruz – led to skepticism of Cruz’s ability to perform well in Tuesday’s primary on the home turf of Trump, a native New Yorker.

From MSNBC • Apr. 14, 2016

The quality of being available; availableness. µ The word is sometimes used derogatively in the sense of ½mere availableness,¸ or capability of success without regard to worthiness.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

His appearance, to begin with, was questionable, and visitors, being shown round the garden, had been known to remark upon it derogatively sometimes.

From The Extra Day by Blackwood, Algernon