pejorative
having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force: the pejorative affix -ling in princeling.
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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How to use pejorative in a sentence
Have a kid here –what some pejoratively refer to as an “anchor baby” – and it is tougher to be deported.
The Progressive Case Against Birthright Citizenship | Keli Goff | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 200 other Roma, known pejoratively as “gypsies,” had fled the camp by Monday, police told French media.
France Decries Attack That Left Roma Teen in a Coma | Lizzie Crocker | June 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMany have called Hussein Ibish a Zionist pejoratively, but to him, Zionism is something best left to those with Jewish identity.
He uses it non-pejoratively; in fact, it is a good thing, a positive, a delight.
The word “provocative” is often a term of approbation; here it is clearly intended pejoratively.
British Dictionary definitions for pejorative
/ (pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv, ˈpiːdʒər-) /
(of words, expressions, etc) having an unpleasant or disparaging connotation
a pejorative word, expression, etc
Origin of pejorative
1Derived forms of pejorative
- pejoratively, adverb
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