pejorative
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French 1882 péjorative "depreciative, disparaging" < Late Latin peioratus, past participle of peiorare "make worse" < Latin peior "worse"
- related: English 1644 pejorate "to worsen" < Late Latin peioratus, past participle of peiorare "make worse" < Latin peior "worse".
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pejorative (comparative more pejorative, superlative most pejorative)
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disparaging, belittling or derogatory
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pejorative (plural pejoratives)
- A disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression.
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disparaging, belittling or derogatory word or expression
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[edit] References
- “pejorative” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

