derogative adjective 2noun 1forms 3 adjective2 •Disparaging; tending or intending to be belittling."How strange, but then again, he is a strange man." [...] "Don't get me wrong. I did not mean that in a derogative sense." — 1994 •Of or pertaining to derogation; that derogates noun1 •(rare) A derogatory word or word-form. formsderogatives · more derogative · most derogative