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Mr. West also said that he asked Mr. Trump to serve as his running mate and claimed that Mr. Trump spoke derogatorily about Mr. West’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2022

They’ve been called “quiet,” “cold” and not always derogatorily but in ways that undermine their ability to be heard.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2020

Retail stores sell rats for $10 to $15 that are derogatorily referred to as feeder rats because they are bought as food for reptiles or birds.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2019

Once derogatorily labelled "Spreadsheet Phil", former Chancellor Philip Hammond has gone from loyal minister to leading rebel in barely six weeks.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2019

Hide, hīd, n. the skin of an animal, esp. the larger animals, sometimes used derogatorily for human skin.—v.t. to flog or whip.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various