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disparagingly

/dɪˈspɛɹɪdʒɪŋɫi/ adv

Insultingly.

Word Origin From Old French desparagier, literally 'to marry unequally' — dis- 'away' + par 'equal.' So to disparage originally meant to match someone with an inferior partner, then to belittle. Disparagingly is the adverb form. The same root par gives us compare (match together), parity, and subpar.

adv Insultingly.

He spoke disparagingly about his colleague's work during the meeting.

(副词) 轻蔑地；贬低地；鄙视地

他在会议上轻蔑地谈论同事的工作。

(adverbio) despectivamente; peyorativamente; con desprecio; con desdén; insultantemente [Insultantemente; de forma despectiva.]

Habló despectivamente del trabajo de su colega durante la reunión.

(adverbe) désobligeamment; méprisamment; dédaigneusement; avec mépris; d'un ton méprisant [De manière désobligeante, en dépréciant ou en insultant.]

Il a parlé disparagingly du travail de son collègue pendant la réunion.

(Adverb) abwertend; herabsetzend; verächtlich [Auf eine abwertende, herabsetzende oder beleidigende Weise.]

Er sprach **disparagingly** über die Arbeit seines Kollegen während der Besprechung.

(副詞) 侮辱的に、軽蔑的に。

彼は会議中に同僚の仕事を軽蔑的に語った。

(advérbio) depreciativamente; insultantemente; de modo depreciativo; em tom de menosprezo [De modo depreciativo; de forma insultante.]

Ele falou de modo depreciativo sobre o trabalho de sua colega durante a reunião.

Synonyms: derogatorily pejoratively contemptuously scornfully slightingly belittlingly deprecatingly disdainfully Antonyms: complimentarily laudatorily approvingly praisefully
Word parts: dis + par + age + ing + ly

Common collocations

to prep of prep be verb say verb refer verb speak verb at prep sniff verb have verb

Related words

disparage disparagement disparate disparity comparison comparable comparative

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