Definitions for denigratory-grəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
den•i•grate*ˈdɛn ɪˌgreɪt(v.t.)-grat•ed, -grat•ing.
to speak damagingly of; defame or disparage:
to denigrate someone's character.
to make black; blacken.
* Syn: See decry.
Origin of denigrate:
1520–30; < L dēnigrātus, ptp. of dēnigrāre to blacken =dē-de - +nigrāre to make black, der. of niger black
den′i•gra•to`ry-grəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous(adj)
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
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