disparagingly
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of disparagingly
First recorded in 1700–10; disparaging ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )
Example Sentences
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One record exec at the time disparagingly called it a “rock version of a corporate merger.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
As many have noted disparagingly, Netflix’s recent extension of the Sussexes’ deal is still a multi-year affair, but now only gives Netflix a first-look option on future Archewell productions.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2025
Trump had been expected to testify as early as Monday about why he has spoken disparagingly about Carroll since she revealed her claims in a 2019 memoir.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
Though her formal title was the Duchess of Sutherland, Mary Caroline was disparagingly nicknamed Duchess Blair.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2023
“The bulk of them,” one critic said disparagingly, “are scarcely known beyond the smoke of their own chimnies.”
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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