Detracting
adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 detraction; slander
"Emulations, heart-risings, evil jealousies, bitter speakings, detractings, and abundance of evil fruit, arise from this root of bitterness […]"
- 1 present participle and gerund of detract form-of, gerund, participle, present
- 1 That detracts.
"Neither is there any thing in the condition of the laborer, more taxing to human exertion, more detracting from honorable self-respect, than any other occupation; on the contrary, agriculture, if we reason from realities, and not prejudices, is the truly noble occupation of life."
Example
More examples"Neither is there any thing in the condition of the laborer, more taxing to human exertion, more detracting from honorable self-respect, than any other occupation; on the contrary, agriculture, if we reason from realities, and not prejudices, is the truly noble occupation of life."
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