disparagingly
disparagingly · more disparagingly · most disparagingly
InsultinglyInsultingly.
US/dɪspˈɛɹɪdʒɪŋli/
» We sometimes disparagingly call noise, music that's insignificant and devoid of any charm.
Meaning
1 sensesInsultingly.
The candidate spoke of his opponent disparagingly.
More definitions
- in a disparaging manner
Examples
3 sentencesWe sometimes disparagingly call noise, music that's insignificant and devoid of any charm.
"Things like aliens don't exist." "Don't brush off ideas so disparagingly."
The children of American soldiers staying in Japan and Japanese women were disparagingly called half-breeds.
deDie Kinder in Japan stationierter amerikanischer Soldaten mit japanischen Frauen wurden verächtlich „Bastarde“ genannt.
Forms
more disparagingly, most disparagingly| Comparative | more disparagingly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most disparagingly |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- in a disparaging manner:slightingly
Word family
1 related wordsRelateddisparaging
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb