pejorative

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /pəˈdʒɔrəɾɪv/

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• Hyphenation: pe‧jora‧tive

Adjective

Positive pejorative

Comparative more pejorative

Superlative most pejorative

1. A pejorative term, word, meaning, etc. is one that is critical or negative.

   In modern slang, the word wicked has lost its perjorative meaning.

Noun

Singular pejorative

Plural pejoratives

1. (countable) A pejorative is a word used to criticize someone or something.

   He used elder in a positive way, and not as a perjorative.