Derogative \De*rog"a*tive\, a. Derogatory. -- {De*rog"a*tive*ly}, adv. [R.] --Sir T. Browne. Syn: belittling, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory, derogatory, detractive, detracting, slighting, pejorative, denigratory. [1913 Webster]