Meanings
adverbdegradingly (comparative more degradingly, superlative most degradingly)
comparative more degradingly · superlative most degradingly
- In a degrading manner.
It is an offence to the dignity of workers to pay them degradingly low wages. What constitutes a degradingly low wage will, of course, be affected by the standards of the time; it is a relative as much as an absolute idea.
1999, Sue Richardson, Reshaping the labour market, page 28
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
Cite this entry
APA
degradingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degradingly
MLA
“degradingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degradingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “degradingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degradingly.
Source: degradingly on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.