Detractive

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Tending to detract or belittle; depreciative; defamatory
Adjective
  1. 1
    causing to decrease in importance or value wordnet

Synonyms

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decreasing

Etymology

From detract + -ive?

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