Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pejorative"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Pejorative \Pe*jor"a*tive\, a. [F. p['e]joratif, fr. L. pejor,
used as compar. of malus evil.]
Implying or imputing evil; depreciatory; disparaging;
unfavorable.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

pejorative
adj : expressing disapproval; "dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and
`scalawag'" [syn: {dyslogistic}, {dislogistic}]


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