denigrating
adjective
den·i·grat·ing
ˈde-ni-ˌgrā-tiŋ 
: tending or serving to insult or belittle someone
a denigrating stereotype
Their comments are denigrating to women.
His nickname, Mack the Nice, captured the man, but some used the moniker in a denigrating way …—
Sidney Blumenthal
see also self-denigrating
Sidney Blumenthal
denigratingly
adverb
To the literati Mr. Michener is known, often denigratingly as a "best-seller writer"…
—Doris Grumbach
Doris Grumbach
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And the woman just laughed at Lexie, very denigrating and flippant.
—Washington Post, 17 June 2020
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Washington Post, 17 June 2020
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“Denigrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/denigrating. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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