derogatory
Americanadjective
adjective
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- derogatorily adverb
- derogatoriness noun
- nonderogatorily adverb
- nonderogatorilyness noun
- nonderogatory adjective
Etymology
Origin of derogatory
First recorded in 1495–1505; from Late Latin dērogātōrius “belonging to a repeal”; equivalent to derogate + -tory 1
Example Sentences
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In a post on X, Hegseth pushed back against the accusation, calling it "fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory".
From BBC
While political cartoonists have long created derogatory or lampoonish images of elected officials and candidates for public office, the political imagery that can be created by artificial intelligence blurs truth and fiction in unprecedented ways.
From Salon
No serious mental-health professional would render such a partisan and derogatory diagnosis.
Think of it as the Korean “no sabo”: a derogatory term for a person living outside of the motherland and thus disconnected from their culture.
From Los Angeles Times
A few years later, Laws and another presenter on radio station 2UE were found guilty of breaking homosexual vilification laws for referring to a young gay couple using derogatory language.
From BBC
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