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Meaning of detractory | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
/dɪˈtɹæktəɹi/

Definitions

That detracts from something; disparaging, depreciatory.

archaic

Examples

“For this is not only derogatory unto the wisdom of God, who hath proposed the World unto out knowledge, and thereby the notion of Himself; but also detractory unto the intellect, and sense of man expressedly disposed for that inquisition.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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