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US
/pəˈdʒɔɹətɪv/
]
[ UK /pədʒˈɒɹətˌɪv/ ]
[ UK /pədʒˈɒɹətˌɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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expressing disapproval
dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'
How To Use pejorative In A Sentence
- Politically active conservative Christians rarely use the term dominionism as a self-description; many feel it is a loaded or pejorative term.
- For hard-line Republicans, the word 'liberal' had become a pejorative term.
- And “retard” is a pejorative term used to dehumanize the mentally retarded. Matthew Yglesias » Does Anybody Know How to Do Development?
- It's a pejorative that means Americans don't understand luxury.
- KOUCHNER: The word realpolitik is a little pejorative. ‘We Want To Believe’
- While an undoubtedly pejorative term, it is of use in understanding the pervasive freshness that scythes through the nose on first sniff and continues into the palate.
- When these folk intentionally misgender trans people, and use anti-transgender pejoratives, and identify trans people as "dangerous," then they engage in hate speech. Pam's House Blend - Front Page
- I agree I am ambitious, and I don't see that as a pejorative term.
- The word hegemon, of course, is loaded, because the Chinese have used it as a pejorative to describe the role of the United States. What's At Stake In The South China Sea
- People who speak that way are speaking in pejorative, demeaning terms.