PEJORATIVE


Meaning of PEJORATIVE in English

adj. & n.

adj. (of a word, an expression, etc.) depreciatory.

n. a depreciatory word. pejoratively adv.

[ F péjoratif -ive f. LL pejorare make worse (pejor) ]

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