Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

derogatorily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: deroga-to-ri-ly
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a derogatory manner.

Example Sentences

"White differentiates her personal experiences as a trans woman from what she sees as the “victim mentality” of the groups she derogatorily calls “SJWs.” In contrast, she positions her own coming out and transitioning experiences in terms of the conservative ideals of individualism and personal betterment. She even says that before her transition, she was herself an SJW and adopted the victim mentality, but that through her personal experiences, she was able to take control of her life and eschew that “toxic” approach: […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English derogatory Middle English -ly English -ly English derogatorily From derogatory + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more derogatorily (comparative) most derogatorily (superlative)

Synonyms

derogatively

Questions

What does derogatorily mean?: In a derogatory manner.
Where does derogatorily come from?: Etymology tree English derogatory Middle English -ly English -ly English derogatorily From derogatory + -ly.

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