Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the quality or power of drawing or taking away.
- Seeking or tending to lessen repute or estimation; depreciative; defamatory.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Tending to detractor draw.
- adjective Tending to lower in estimation; depreciative.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Tending to
detract ordraw . - adjective Tending to
lower inestimation ;depreciative .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective causing to decrease in importance or value
Etymologies
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Examples
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Were they too busy to talk to the press, too detractive of The Obama, or too few as grads of Chitown Law to matter?
Barack Obama at the University of Chicago Law School. Ann Althouse 2008
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Doth a man reproach thee for being proud or ill-natured, envious or conceited, ignorant or detractive, consider with thyself whether his reproaches be true.
The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872 A Typographic Art Journal Various
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This, however, is not the only occasion in which I have seen the detractive disposition of that young lady, who, with all her simplicity of manners and great accomplishments, is, you will perceive, just like ourselves, rustic as she doubtless thinks our breeding has been.
The Ayrshire Legatees, or, the Pringle family John Galt 1809
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(Pablo, wily, clever and detractive as all get out!)
Latest Articles 2010
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(Pablo, wily, clever and detractive as all get out!)
Latest Articles 2010
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Its "Stealth" features are both facilitative and detractive.
webBikeWorld.com 2010
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It isn't really a detractive gameplay feature, it can just annoy me, particularly when your mother calls you and tries to manage your money and you have no idea what option to select.
Anime Nano! 2009
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If you see that your assign bill debt is decent overwhelming, speech with your bill bourgeois most detractive your bill limit.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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But manifesting largely in short jabs, the tact comes across as alienating, whiny, and detractive.
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One curious installation proved to be the sole detractive element, as while the national scandal surrounding the poisoning and loss of life accredited to the use of melamine in milk manufacturing was no doubt poignant, the presence of the two plastic infants left to imbibe milk via the repetitive cycle of injections at the hands of a live performer in disguise as a hospital worker was inconsistent with the majority of the work found throughout four floors.
Kunst-Blog.com 2009
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