derogatorily
adverb
derogatorily is spelled D-E-R-O-G-A-T-O-R-I-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, derogatorily means “In a derogatory manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in derogatorily?
| Letters | 12: D-E-R-O-G-A-T-O-R-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is derogatorily?
Derogatorily appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of derogatorily
- more derogatorily comparative
- most derogatorily superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does derogatorily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a derogatory manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does derogatorily come from?
From derogatory + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).