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DETRACTORY

\dɪtɹˈaktəɹˌi], \dɪtɹˈaktəɹˌi], \d_ɪ_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\

Definitions of DETRACTORY

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Tending to detract: derogatory.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Defamatory by denial of desert; derogatory.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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