derogative

Example Sentences

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Journalist and self-described word nerd, Fuhrmann saw in the simple construction an unnecessary and derogative diminution of American identities and understood that no battle was too small in the fight for clarity, precision and fairness.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2022

“I don’t think he means some of the things that come out of his mouth in the most derogative way,” said Pam Guy, of Thomasville, N.C.

From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2016

His mention of Lillian made Aileen think of her in a faintly derogative way for a moment.

From The Financier, a novel by Dreiser, Theodore

Here Nebeesh is the derogative form of Nebee, water.

From Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

Many of their nouns have, however, adjective inflections, by which they are rendered derogative.

From Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe