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derogatory

How many syllables in derogatory?

  5 syllables

Divide derogatory into syllables:   de-rog-a-to-ry
Stressed syllable in derogatory:   de-rog-a-to-ry
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          What rhymes with derogatory

          4 syllables
            5 syllables
            6 syllables
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