Synonyms 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- |
Top 10 synonyms for pejorative
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for pejorative
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