Antonyms for pejorative

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pi-jawr-uh-tiv, -jor-, pej-uh-rey-, pee-juh-

Phonetic Transcription : pɪˈdʒɔr ə tɪv, -ˈdʒɒr-, ˈpɛdʒ əˌreɪ-, ˈpi dʒə-

Definition of pejorative

Origin : "depreciative, disparaging," 1888, from French péjoratif, from Late Latin peiorat-, past participle stem of peiorare "make worse," from Latin peior "worse," related to pessimus "worst," pessum "downward, to the ground," from PIE *ped-yos-, comparative of root *ped- "to walk, stumble, impair" (see peccadillo). As a noun from 1882. English had a verb pejorate "to worsen" from 1640s.

adj negative, belittling

Example sentences :

This term is a pejorative which may be applied also to the exercise of our other senses.
Extract from : « The Natural Philosophy of Love » by Remy de Gourmont

Alternatively, Professor A. Dalzell points out to me that illa could have a pejorative sense.
Extract from : « The Last Poems of Ovid » by Ovid

He consistently uses "Jew" as a pejorative adjective instead of "Jewish."
Extract from : « Nina Balatka » by Anthony Trollope

But given its age and its purpose this ought not to be construed in the contemporary, pejorative sense.
Extract from : « Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language » by Diego Collado

Synonyms for pejorative

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