| contemptuous | |
| critical(adjective, insignificant, detracting) | |
| derogatory(adjective, offensive, uncomplimentary) | |
| disparaging(adjective, nice, unmannerly) | |
| sarcastic | |
| uncomplimentary | |
| depreciatory | |
| insulting(adjective, kind, unmannerly) | |
| pejorative(adjective, negative, positive, belittling) | |
| unflattering(adjective, unmannerly) | |
| belittling | |
| captious(adjective, critical, encouraging) | |
| censuring(adjective, unmannerly) | |
| defamatory(adjective, slanderous, libelous) | |
| denouncing(verb, adjective, unmannerly) | |
| deprecating | |
| libelous(adjective, derogatory) | |
| scornful | |
| slanderous | |
| slighting |
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