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   What is a pejorative adjective?

   • a word or remark that is pejorative expresses disapproval or criticism synonym derogatory I'm using the word ‘academic’ here in a pejorative sense. Definition of pejorative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Where does the word 'pejorative' come from?

   • Pejorative derives from the Late Latin adjective pējōrātus, which in turn comes from the Latin verb pējōrāre, meaning "to make or become worse." Although pejorative words have probably always been part of English, the adjective pejorative has only been found in English texts since the late 1880s.

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   What are pejoratives?

   • Another main theory of pejoratives is a descendent of the metaethical view known as expressivism. According to the version of expressivism developed by Ayer (1936), moral and aesthetic statements do not express propositions capable of being true or false, and merely serve to express and endorse the speaker’s own moral sentiments.

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   Is pejorative a bad word?

   • Parents have given that good advice for years, but unfortunately many people haven't heeded it. The word pejorative makes it clear that both English and Latin speakers have long known that disparaging words can make a bad situation worse.

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   a word or remark that is pejorative expresses disapproval or criticism synonym derogatory. I'm using the word ‘academic’ here in a pejorative sense. Definition of pejorative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pejorative. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. pejorative has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. grammar (1880s) linguistics (1880s) See meaning & use.

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   Pejorative definition: having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force. See examples of PEJORATIVE used in a sentence.

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   pejorative. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pe‧jo‧ra‧tive /pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv $ -ˈdʒɔː-, -ˈdʒɑː-/ adjective formal a word or expression that is pejorative is used to show disapproval or to insult someone For hard-line Republicans, the word ‘liberal’ had become a pejorative term. —pejoratively adverb Examples ...

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   Synonyms. belittling. disparaging. uncomplimentary. deprecatory. detracting. derogatory. scornful. negative. depreciatory. slighting. demeaning. unpleasant. downgrading. mocking. degrading. debasing. ridiculing. disdainful. contemptuous. disapproving. Antonyms. complimentary. approving. praising. favorable. commendatory.

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   Synonyms. belittling. disparaging. uncomplimentary. deprecatory. detracting. derogatory. scornful. negative. depreciatory. slighting. demeaning. unpleasant. downgrading. mocking. degrading. debasing. ridiculing. disdainful. contemptuous. disapproving. Antonyms. complimentary. approving. praising. favorable. commendatory.

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   having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force: the pejorative affix-ling in princeling. n. a pejorative form or word, as poetaster.