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uncomplimentary

adjective un·com·pli·men·ta·ry \ˌən-ˌkäm-plə-ˈmen-tə-rē, -ˈmen-trē\

: expressing a low opinion of someone or something : not complimentary

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: not complimentary : derogatory <uncomplimentary remarks>

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First Known Use of UNCOMPLIMENTARY

1837

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Synonyms: belittling, contemptuous, decrying, degrading, demeaning, denigrative, denigratory, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, derisory, derogative, detractive, disdainful, disparaging, pejorative, scornful, slighting, derogatory

Antonyms: commendatory, complimentary, laudative, laudatory

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