pejorative
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Britannica Dictionary definition of PEJORATIVE
[more pejorative; most pejorative]
formal
:
insulting to someone or something
:
expressing criticism
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a pejorative term
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a word with pejorative connotations
— pejorative
noun, plural pejoratives [count]-
a word that is used as a pejorative [=an insulting word]
— pejoratively
adverb-
The word is often used pejoratively.
