(formal) a word or remark that is pejorative expresses disapproval or criticism:
I'm using the word 'academic' here in a pejorative sense.
pejoratively adverb:
'Housewife' is often used pejoratively.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
Where does this definition of pejorative come from?
This entry for pejorative is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is pejorative a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, pejorative is tagged as adjective.
Does pejorative appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — pejorative appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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