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pejorative
CIDE DICTIONARY
pejorative, a. [F. péjoratif, fr. L. pejor, used as compar. of malus evil.].
Implying or imputing evil; depreciatory; disparaging; unfavorable. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pejorative, adj. & n.
--adj. (of a word, an expression, etc.) depreciatory.
--n. a depreciatory word.
--adj. (of a word, an expression, etc.) depreciatory.
--n. a depreciatory word.
Derivative
pejoratively adv.
Etymology
F p{eacute}joratif -ive f. LL pejorare make worse (pejor)
THESAURUS
pejorative
abusive, back-biting, belittling, bitchy, calumniatory, calumnious, catty, censorious, contemptuous, contumelious, defamatory, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, derisive, derisory, derogative, derogatory, detracting, detractory, disadvantageous, disparaging, libelous, minimizing, ridiculing, scandalous, scurrile, scurrilous, slanderous, slighting, uncomplimentary, vilifyingFor further exploring for "pejorative" in Webster Dictionary Online
