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pejorative
[ pi-jawr-uh-tiv, -jor-, pej-uh-rey-, pee-juh- ]
adjective
- having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force:
the pejorative affix -ling in princeling.
Synonyms: deprecatory
noun
- a pejorative form or word, as poetaster.
pejorative
/ ˈpiːdʒər-; pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv /
adjective
- (of words, expressions, etc) having an unpleasant or disparaging connotation
noun
- a pejorative word, expression, etc
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Derived Forms
- peˈjoratively, adverb
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Other Words From
- pe·jora·tive·ly adverb
- nonpe·jora·tive adjective
- nonpe·jora·tive·ly adverb
- unpe·jora·tive adjective
- unpe·jora·tive·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pejorative1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pejorative1
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Example Sentences
At its most pejorative, the term describes a uniquely disposable kind of young gay man: Hairless, guileless, witless.
In Spanish the word joke (broma) is not at all pejorative, it is playful.
The late Andrew Breitbart even offered a $100,000 reward for audio or video of Lewis being called a racial pejorative.
“A Billy Collins poem” has even been used as a pejorative term in certain workshop settings.
Grossman is quick to point out that he does not consider the term “sheep” a pejorative.
He consistently uses "Jew" as a pejorative adjective instead of "Jewish."
But given its age and its purpose this ought not to be construed in the contemporary, pejorative sense.
This term is a pejorative which may be applied also to the exercise of our other senses.
Alternatively, Professor A. Dalzell points out to me that illa could have a pejorative sense.
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