Associations to the word «Derogatory»
Noun
- Connotation
- Slang
- Homosexual
- Epithet
- Nickname
- Remark
- Comment
- Stereotype
- Term
- Appellation
- Nigger
- Dignity
- Insult
- Usage
- Bitch
- Redskin
- Moniker
- Irishman
- Harassment
- African
- Sunni
- Cracker
- Descartes
- Slogan
- Muslim
- Yiddish
- Caricature
- Eater
- Meaning
- Mexican
- Whore
- Pun
- Spade
- Gay
- Posting
- Acronym
- Foreigner
- Clarkson
- Implication
- Statement
- Encyclopaedia
- Phrase
- Offensive
- Context
- Trash
- Commoner
- Talmud
- Terminology
- Ultra
- Manner
- Joke
- Assam
- Portrayal
- Word
- Migrant
- Flick
- Immigrant
- Sense
- Graffito
- Paddy
- Or
Adjective
Wiktionary
DEROGATORY, adjective. (usually with to) Tending to derogate, or lessen in value of someone; expressing derogation; detracting; injurious.
DEROGATORY, adjective. (legal) When referring to a clause in a testament: a sentence of secret character inserted by the testator alone, of which he reserves the knowledge to himself, with a condition that no will he may make thereafter shall be valid, unless this clause is inserted word for word; – a precaution to guard against later wills extorted by violence, or obtained by suggestion.
DEROGATORY, noun. A trade-line on a credit report that includes negative credit history.
DEROGATORY CLAUSE, noun. (legal) A clause of secret character inserted in a will or a testament by the testator alone, of which he reserves the knowledge to himself, with a condition that no will he may make thereafter shall be valid, unless this clause is inserted word for word, intended as a precaution to guard against later wills extorted by violence, or obtained by suggestion.
Dictionary definition
DEROGATORY, adjective. Expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house".
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.