dyslogistic

[dis-luh-jis-tik]

adjective

1. conveying disapproval or censure; not complimentary or eulogistic.

dyslogistic

/ ˌdɪsləˈdʒɪstɪk /

adjective

1. rare,  disapproving

Other Word Forms

• dyslogistically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of dyslogistic¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; dys- + (eu)logistic

Word History and Origins

Origin of dyslogistic¹

C19: from _dys- + -logistic, as in eulogistic

Example Sentences

It has come to be a dyslogistic term, partly because all myths are lies, but still more because some of them are ignoble lies.

From Project Gutenberg

As applied to the immature male of our kind, the adjective "good" seems to have been perverted from its original and ordinary signification, and to have acquired a dyslogistic one.

From Project Gutenberg

And with every dyslogistic term, which he supposed had been applied to himself, he inflicted a new bruise on his rolling and roaring antagonist.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• adverse 
• derogatory 
• disparaging 
• hurtful 
• injurious 
• prejudicial 
• unfavorable