Different meanings of 加減


I know 加減 has [a number of
meaning](https://www.weblio.jp/content/%E5%8A%A0%E6%B8%9B), and I'm having
trouble understanding it in several sentences; last one I heard is from _RDG_
episode 7 (all said by the same character, I keep the separation in the
subtitles so I won't add punctuation):

> 私が相楽くんを巻き込んだんだ
>
> 思わずそう言ったらそれが真相だったことに気がついた
>
> 期待していると思いたくなくて‌
>
> 真響さんには相楽くんを貶し加減に言っていたことも‌

The word per se means a degree of something, adjusting something by adding or
removing, doing something in moderation; for example, いい加減にしろ is usually
translated as "Stop it", I think from a more literal meaning of "Do it in a
good degree" (i.e., not too much, so now you are exaggerating and have to
stop).

But how should I read it in the sentence above? That the character is speaking
ill of the other one to a certain degree and/or in an acceptable manners
sounds odd. Maybe like いい加減にしろ means that they are past the acceptable limit?
If so, I don't really understand the sentence construction, though.




It is still the _degree_ , but
[大辞泉](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E5%8A%A0%E6%B8%9B/#jn-39754) has the
following definition:

> ［接尾］動詞の連用形や状態を表す名詞に付く。
>
> ２ そのような傾向、そのような気味である、の意を表す。「うつむき―」

The usage means: with such a tendency/inclination, which I think derives from
_with a degree of something_.

Practically, it works as a weakening ("just a tendency, not fully so"), so
貶{けな}し加減に言っていた means _kind of/slightly spoke ill of_.




It is still the _degree_ , but
[大辞泉](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E5%8A%A0%E6%B8%9B/#jn-39754) has the
following definition:

> ［接尾］動詞の連用形や状態を表す名詞に付く。
>
> ２ そのような傾向、そのような気味である、の意を表す。「うつむき―」

The usage means: with such a tendency/inclination, which I think derives from
_with a degree of something_.

Practically, it works as a weakening ("just a tendency, not fully so"), so
貶{けな}し加減に言っていた means _kind of/slightly spoke ill of_.

