different between derogatory vs vitriolic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin d?rog?t?rius, from Latin d?rog?re; corresponding to derogate +? -ory.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??????t?i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d??????t??i/

Adjective

derogatory (comparative more derogatory, superlative most derogatory)

1. Disparaging.
2. (usually with to) Tending to derogate:

   Synonym: injurious

   1. Reducing the power or value of (a governmental body, etc); detracting from.
      • 1768, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England

        Acts of Parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent Parliaments bind not.

   2. Lessening the worth of (a person, etc); expressing derogation; insulting.
      • 2018, Ben Rothenberg in The New York Times

        Billie Jean King said Friday that the Australian Open’s Margaret Court Arena should have its name changed because of Court’s derogatory comments about gay and transgender people.

3. (law, of a clause in a testament) Being or pertaining to a derogatory clause.

Usage notes

In common language, particularly used in the phrase “derogatory term”, where it is equivalent to less common pejorative, and in “derogatory statements”, equivalent to more casual offensive.

Synonyms

• pejorative

Antonyms

• honorific

Derived terms

• derogatory clause/clause derogatory
• derogatorily

Translations

Noun

derogatory (plural derogatories)

1. A trade-line on a credit report that includes negative credit history.

Related terms

• derogate
• derogation

Further reading

• derogatory at OneLook Dictionary Search
• derogatory in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• derogatory in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From vitriol +? -ic; or from French vitriolique (cognate with Italian vetriolico, Portuguese vitriolico, Spanish vitriolico).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /v?t????l?k/
• Hyphenation: vi?tri?ol?ic

Adjective

vitriolic (comparative more vitriolic, superlative most vitriolic)

1. (chemistry, dated) Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from or resembling vitriol.

   Synonym: (obsolete) vitriolous
2. (figuratively) Bitterly scathing, caustic.

Derived terms

• vitriolic acid
• vitriolic acid air

Translations

See also

• sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid