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detractingly

/dɪˈtɹæktɪŋli/ adv

So as to detract; in a detracting manner.

Word Origin Built from Latin de- 'away' and trahere 'to pull, draw' — literally 'pulling away from.' When you speak detractingly, you're pulling someone's reputation down, dragging it away. The root trahere is a workhorse: it gives us tractor (a puller), attract (pull toward), distract (pull apart), and subtract (pull from below). The PIE root *tragh- meant 'to drag,' and you can almost see the pulling motion in all these words.

adv So as to detract; in a detracting manner.

He spoke detractingly of his rival's achievements.

(副词) 贬损地；诋毁地

他以贬低的方式谈论对手的成就。

(adverbio) De manera que detracta; en forma detractora.

Habló de forma detractora sobre los logros de su rival.

(adverbe) D'une manière désobligeante, propre à rabaisser ou à dénigrer.

Il a parlé de manière désobligeante des réussites de son rival.

(Adverb) herabsetzend; abwertend [Auf eine Weise, die etwas herabsetzt oder schmälert; abwertend.]

Er sprach detractingly über die Leistungen seines Rivalen.

(副詞) 価値や信用を損なう様子で。

彼はライバルの業績をけなすような言い方で話した。

(advérbio) depreciativamente; detrativamente; de modo depreciativo; denegridoramente [De modo a depreciar; de maneira detrativa.]

Ele falou de modo depreciativo sobre as conquistas de seu rival.

Synonyms: derogatorily disparagingly belittlingly deprecatingly pejoratively Antonyms: praisingly complimentarily laudatorily approvingly
Word parts: de + tract + ing + ly

Related words

detract detraction detractor detractive traction tractor attract attraction attractive attractor distract distraction extract extraction subtract

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