uncomplimentary
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un·com·pli·men·ta·ry

adjective \ˌən-ˌkäm-plə-ˈmen-tə-rē, -ˈmen-trē\

Definition of UNCOMPLIMENTARY

: not complimentary : derogatory <uncomplimentary remarks>

Examples of UNCOMPLIMENTARY

  1. <an uncomplimentary description of the town in which the writer grew up>

First Known Use of UNCOMPLIMENTARY

1837

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