nedsættende

Danish

Etymology

From the present participle of nedsætte (“reduce”), in an archaic sense "belittle", "denigrate" "disparage".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nedsɛtənə/, [ˈneðˌsɛd̥ənə]

Adjective

nedsættende

  1. derogatory, disparaging, slighting
  2. (adverbially) disparagingly

Inflection
Inflection of nedsættende
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular nedsættende — —2
Indefinite neuter singular nedsættende — —2
Plural nedsættende — —2
Definite attributive1 nedsættende — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms
  • nedvurderende

Verb

nedsættende

  1. present participle of nedsætte
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