| DEROGATING | • derogating v. Present participle of derogate. • DEROGATE v. to lessen by taking away; to detract. |
| DEROGATION | • derogation n. An act which belittles; disparagement. • derogation n. (Law) The act of derogating; the temporary or partial nullification of a law. • DEROGATION n. a taking from, a detraction. |
| DEROGATIVE | • derogative adj. Disparaging; tending or intending to be belittling. • derogative adj. Of or pertaining to derogation; that derogates. • derogative n. (Rare) A derogatory word or word-form. |
| DEROGATIONS | • derogations n. Plural of derogation. • DEROGATION n. a taking from, a detraction. |
| PREROGATIVE | • prerogative n. A hereditary or official right or privilege. • prerogative n. A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement. • prerogative n. A right, especially when due to one’s position or role. |
| DEROGATIVELY | • derogatively adv. In a derogative way or manner: derogatorily. • DEROGATIVE adv. derogatory. |
| PREROGATIVED | • prerogatived adj. Endowed with a prerogative, or exclusive privilege. • PREROGATIVED adj. (Shakespeare) possessed of a prerogative. |
| PREROGATIVES | • prerogatives n. Plural of prerogative. • PREROGATIVE n. an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege. |
| PREROGATIVELY | • prerogatively adv. By prerogative. • PREROGATIVE adv. arising out of or held by prerogative. |
| SUPEREROGATING | • supererogating v. Present participle of supererogate. • SUPEREROGATE v. (obsolete) to do more than is required, ordered or expected. |
| SUPEREROGATION | • supererogation n. An act of doing more than is required. • supererogation n. (Philosophy) An action that is neither morally forbidden nor required, but has moral value. • SUPEREROGATION n. the act of performing more than is required by duty, obligation or need. |
| SUPEREROGATIVE | • supererogative adj. Supererogatory. • SUPEREROGATIVE adj. doing more than is necessary. |
| SUPEREROGATIONS | • supererogations n. Plural of supererogation. • SUPEREROGATION n. the act of performing more than is required by duty, obligation or need. |