denigratory vs denigrative

denigratory and denigrative both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, denigratory and denigrative are synonyms defined as:

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

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

denigratory (adjective)	denigrative (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