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denigratory

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a.1.same as denigrating.
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Adj.1.denigratory - (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, libellous, libelous, slanderous
harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"
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Further, white mission accounts could portray Islander pastors in denigratory and irritable fashion, not for their lack of dedication, but for pursuing methods of relating to and teaching their proteges that deviated from the mainstream hierarchy's policies.
The Covenant Makers: Islander Missionaries in the Pacific by Grimshaw, Patricia / Journal of Social History
People who sneer at fashion have learned, over the years, to avoid judgments that are overtly denigratory to women and gay men.
Dress to oppress by Ross, Andrew / Artforum International
The meaning of femina (which derives from the same Latin root as fecundus) ranges from that of simple biological sex - in animals for example - to its common use as a denigratory reference to woman.
Circular definitions: configuring gender in Italian Renaissance ... by Shemek, Deanna / Renaissance Quarterly
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