denigrative vs denigratory

denigrative and denigratory both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
denigrative	No	Yes	No	No
denigratory	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, denigrative and denigratory are synonyms defined as:

denigrative and denigratory: (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

Other synonyms of denigrative include calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, libellous, libelous, slanderous.

denigrative (adjective)	denigratory (adjective)
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign