Definition of Pejorative

Adjective: pejorative  pi'jor-u-tiv or pi'jór-u-tiv [N. Amer], pi'jó-ru-tiv [Brit]

1. Expressing disapproval
   "pejorative terms like 'nitwit' and 'scalawag'";
   - dyslogistic, dislogistic

Noun: pejorative  pi'jor-u-tiv or pi'jór-u-tiv [N. Amer], pi'jó-ru-tiv [Brit]

1. A word expressing disapproval

See also:
peising
pejoratively

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