adj
Meaning 1
Tending to denigrate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
denigratory
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating, libellous, libelous, slanderous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From denigrate + -ory.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: denigrant — tending to denigrate
- German: verunglimpfend — tending to denigrate
- Polish: oczerniający — tending to denigrate
- Polish: uwłaczający — tending to denigrate
- Portuguese: denigrante — tending to denigrate
- Portuguese: denigrativo — tending to denigrate
- Portuguese: denigratório — tending to denigrate
- Spanish: denigrante — tending to denigrate