Intentionally offensive
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SNIDE
Expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"

SHADY
Filled with shade; "the shady side of the street"; "the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"; "we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"; "cool umbrageous woodlands"

SEAMY
Showing a seam

CATTY
Any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)

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SORDID
Meanly avaricious and mercenary; "sordid avarice"; "sordid material interests"

BITCHY
Marked by or arising from malice; "a catty remark"

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IGNOBLE
Not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"; "untitled civilians"

ABUSIVE
Characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment; "abusive punishment"; "argued...that foster homes are abusive"

ABASING

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SPITEFUL
Showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"

UNSAVORY
Morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal"

SCURRILE

PERSONAL
A short newspaper article about a particular person or group

LOWERING
The act of causing something to move to a lower level

LIBELOUS
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

DERISORY
Incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"

INFAMOUS
Known widely and usually unfavorably; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"; "the infamous Benedict Arnold";

DERISIVE
Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"

DEBASING
Used of conduct; characterized by dishonor

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VILIFYING

SLIGHTING
Tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"

OFFENSIVE
Morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal"

NOTORIOUS
Known widely and usually unfavorably; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"; "the infamous Benedict Arnold";

MALIGNING

MALICIOUS
Having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling

INJURIOUS
Harmful to living things; "deleterious chemical additives"

INSULTING
Expressing extreme contempt

DEMEANING
Causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game"

DEGRADING
Harmful to the mind or morals; "corrupt judges and their corrupting influence"; "the vicious and degrading cult of violence"

DEFLATING

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DEROGATORY
Expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house"

SLANDEROUS
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

SCURRILOUS
Expressing offensive reproach

SCANDALOUS
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time"

RIDICULING

PEJORATIVE
Expressing disapproval; "dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'"

MITIGATING

MINIMIZING

MALEVOLENT
Wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful"

INGLORIOUS
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice"

DISDAINFUL
Expressing extreme contempt

DETRACTORY

DETRACTING

DESPITEFUL
Showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"

DEROGATIVE
Expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house"

DEFAMATORY
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

CENSORIOUS
Harshly critical or expressing censure; "was censorious of petty failings"

CALUMNIOUS
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

BELITTLING
The act of belittling

BACKBITING

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IGNOMINIOUS
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice"

HUMILIATING
Causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game"

DISPARAGING
Expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house"

DIMINISHING
Becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so; "diminishing returns"; "his diminishing respect for her"

DESTRUCTIVE
Causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"

DEPRECATORY
Tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"

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VITUPERATIVE
Marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"

DISREPUTABLE
Lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance

DISHONORABLE
Lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed"

DEPRECIATORY
Tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"

DEPRECIATIVE
Tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"

DEPRECIATING
Tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on prices"

CONTUMELIOUS
Arrogantly insolent

CONTEMPTUOUS
Expressing extreme contempt

CALUMNIATORY
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

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UNRESPECTABLE
Unworthy of respect

DISHONOURABLE
Lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed"

DISCREDITABLE
Tending to bring discredit or disrepute; blameworthy; "his marks were not at all discreditable"

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UNPRAISEWORTHY

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UNCOMPLIMENTARY
Tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage

DISADVANTAGEOUS
Constituting a disadvantage