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.
noun
a pejorative form or word, as poetaster.
Origin of pejorative
1Other words for pejorative
Other words from pejorative
- pe·jo·ra·tive·ly, adverb
- non·pe·jo·ra·tive, adjective
- non·pe·jo·ra·tive·ly, adverb
- un·pe·jo·ra·tive, adjective
- un·pe·jo·ra·tive·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for pejorative
pejorative
/ (pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv, ˈpiːdʒər-) /
adjective
(of words, expressions, etc) having an unpleasant or disparaging connotation
noun
a pejorative word, expression, etc
Origin of pejorative
1C19: from French péjoratif, from Late Latin pējōrātus, past participle of pējōrāre to make worse, from Latin pēior worse
Derived forms of pejorative
- pejoratively, adverb
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