Detractive
Detractive adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.
Usage example: used the detractive epithet “McJob” to describe what his feckless son-in-law did for work
Spiteful and detractive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spiteful" instead an adjective "Detractive".
Spiteful
Spiteful adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Detractive and spiteful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detractive" instead an adjective "Spiteful".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unpleasant and detractive
- unpleasant and spiteful
- offensive and detractive
- offensive and spiteful
- hateful and detractive
- hateful and spiteful
- opprobrious and detractive
- opprobrious and spiteful
- scornful and detractive
- scornful and spiteful
- abusive and detractive
- abusive and spiteful
- atrocious and detractive
- atrocious and spiteful
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