disparagingly

1. 1.

   in a disparaging manner

   “these mythological figures are described disparagingly as belonging `only to a story'”

   Synonymsslightingly

Questions about disparagingly

What does disparagingly mean?

disparagingly means "in a disparaging manner".

How many syllables are in disparagingly?

disparagingly has 5 syllables: di-spar-a-gin-gly. The stress falls on "spar". In IPA it is /dɪˈspɛɹɪdʒɪŋli/.

What is another word for disparagingly?

Close synonyms include slightingly. 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 disparagingly a common word?

disparagingly 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.