denigratory

Questions about denigratory

What does denigratory mean?

denigratory means "(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign".

How many syllables are in denigratory?

denigratory has 5 syllables: de-ni-gra-to-ry. The stress falls on "gra".

What is another word for denigratory?

Close synonyms include calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is denigratory a common word?

denigratory is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.