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hypercritical
English
Etymology
hyper- +? critical
Adjective
hypercritical (comparative more hypercritical, superlative most hypercritical)
- Meticulously or excessively critical.
Synonyms
- overcritical
- See also Thesaurus:fastidious
Translations
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derogatory
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)
- Disparaging.
- (usually with to) Tending to derogate:
- Synonym: injurious
- 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.
- 1768, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England
- 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.
- 2018, Ben Rothenberg in The New York Times
- (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)
- 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.
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