The Collaborative International Dictionary
Derogative \De*rog"a*tive\, a.
Derogatory. -- De*rog"a*tive*ly, adv. [R.]
--Sir T. Browne.
Syn: belittling, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory, derogatory, detractive, detracting, slighting, pejorative, denigratory.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 15c., from Middle French derogatif, from Latin *derogativus, from past participle stem of derogare (see derogatory).
Wiktionary
a. 1 disparaging, tending or intending to be belittling. 2 Of or pertaining to derogation; that derogates n. (lb en rare) A derogatory word or word-form.
WordNet
adj. expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house" [syn: derogatory, disparaging]
Usage examples of "derogative".
Used as a derogative term to refer to one who has moved to Southern Weyr.
Used as a derogative term to refer to one who has moved to Southern Weyr.
Used as a derogative term to refer to one who has moved to Southern Weyr.
Used as a derogative way to refer to one who has moved to Southern Weyr.
Used as a derogative term to refer to one who has moved to Southern Weyr.