Decrying and Mean

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Decrying adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.

Usage example: the usual decrying remarks about the clothes that the stars wore to the awards ceremony

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Mean and decrying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Decrying".

Nearby Word: decried

Mean adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.

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Decrying and mean are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decrying" instead an adjective "Mean".

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

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