Disparaging (8)
There are a few possibilities for this:
critical
'disparaging' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for critical that I've seen before include "Urgent or carping" , "Decisive - grave" , "like one in an armchair perhaps" , "Finding faults" , "Expressing disapproval" .)
'disparaging' is the definition.
(I know that disparaging can be written as derogatory)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for derogatory that I've seen before include "Showing a disrespectful attitude" , "deliberately offensive" , "Insulting" , "Disparaging" .)
(Other definitions for pejorative that I've seen before include "Expressing contempt or disapproval" , "putting down" , "Disparaging" , "Unpleasant" .)