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• r  in a disparaging manner
  these mythological figures are described disparagingly as belonging `only to a story'

• The movement is apart from, rather than against, established religion; converts often speak disparagingly of the blandness or hypocrisy of their former churches, but others work .
• Veteran Labour backbencher Austin Mitchell says disparagingly, "We have a presidential system with a court.
• Precious is a sort of grown-woman Encyclopedia Brown, and I don't mean that disparagingly; she's an enthusiastic amateur (trained by her father to be observant) who takes the job .

• slightingly

News & Articles

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• Ian Stewart reinstated from suspension at AAA Iowa
  As first reported by Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register, the Cubs officially reinstated third baseman Ian Stewart on Saturday evening at Triple-A Iowa following his 10-game team-issued suspension. Stewart was charged with violating the loyalty clause in his contract earlier this month when he tweeted disparagingly about the Cubs organization and his standing in…
  June 23, 2013 - NBC Sports: HardballTalk

Quotes

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• Barry Goldwater Jr in Arizona Republic
  When I was around my father, I never heard him speak disparagingly about McCain or say anything that wasn't positive about him,Goldwater Jr. said. "I'm sure they had their differences, but I don't think it was anything gross or...
• James Drummond Bone in BBC News
  Universities UK's president, Professor Drummond Bone, said: "Critics and media commentators have sometimes referred disparagingly to some of these courses as Mickey Mouse degrees. This publication - which we could equally have called The Mouse That...
• John Coates in Sydney Morning Herald
  They certainly understand as a group that there have been breaches of our team guidelines which you know say that team members shouldn't talk disparagingly about other team members,Coates told reporters. "There are certainly assurances...