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slighting

adjective

tending to diminish or disparage

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
S
Ends with
G
Contains
LI
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
B1

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adjective

  1. tending to diminish or disparage

    “belittling comments”

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Example Sentences

belittling comments
managed a deprecating smile at the compliment
deprecatory remarks about the book
a slighting remark

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