belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting
(adjective) tending to diminish or disparage; “belittling comments”; “managed a deprecating smile at the compliment”; “deprecatory remarks about the book”; “a slighting remark”
belittling
(noun) the act of belittling
denigration, belittling
(noun) a belittling comment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
belittling
present participle of belittle
belittling (plural belittlings)
belittlement
• billetting
Source: Wiktionary
Be*lit"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belittled; p. pr. & vb. n. Belittling.]
Definition: To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way. T. Jefferson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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