disparaging
UK /dɪsˈpæɹɪdʒɪŋ(ɡ)/ US /dɪsˈpæɹɪdʒɪŋ(ɡ)/
adj 1noun 1
Definitions
adj
1
Insulting, ridiculing.
The candidate made disparaging remarks about his opponent, but they only made him seem small for insulting a worthy adversary.
While he is reasonably effusive about inter-city travel, he is heavily disparaging of all types of stopping service, including those on otherwise busy main lines. His analysis is not entirely unsound, and he tackles some of the questions head on.
noun
1
disparagement
I am tracked by phantoms having weird detective ways […] Men with a wintry sneer, and women with tart disparagings.
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