Disparagingly

adv

adv ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Insultingly.

    "The candidate spoke of his opponent disparagingly."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a disparaging manner wordnet

Synonyms

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degradinglydegradinglyinsultinglyinsultinglyslightingly

Example

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"The children of American soldiers staying in Japan and Japanese women were disparagingly called half-breeds."

Etymology

From disparaging + -ly.

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