Disparagingly tells you how someone speaks, writes, or looks: in a putting-down way. The feeling is the same as disparaging, but this form goes with a verb. If she talks disparagingly of a plan, her manner shows she does not think it is worth much. It is a rather formal word; in easy talk you might say she spoke as if the idea was silly. Though actually, people sometimes smile disparagingly without saying a hard word — the look does the work.