What does detractive mean?
Detractive means Tending to detract or belittle; depreciative; defamatory.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Tending to detract or belittle; depreciative; defamatory.
Use detractive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Detractive means Tending to detract or belittle; depreciative; defamatory.
Common synonyms include decreasing.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use detractive where its definition matches the intended context.
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