Decrying
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
Spiteful and decrying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spiteful" instead an adjective "Decrying".
Nearby Word: decried
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and decrying
- mean and spiteful
- offensive and decrying
- offensive and spiteful
- hateful and decrying
- hateful and spiteful
- opprobrious and decrying
- opprobrious and spiteful
- scornful and decrying
- scornful and spiteful
- sarcastic and decrying
- sarcastic and spiteful
- abusive and decrying
- abusive and spiteful
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