Definitions
Expressing criticism, contempt, or disapproval.
Word origin
From Late Latin peiōrātus (“worsened”, past participle of peiōrāre (“worsen”), from Latin peior (“worse”)) + -ive. Compare French péjoratif (“depreciative, disparaging”). By surface analysis, pejorate + -ive.
Used in a sentence
“These days, on platforms like X, slopulism is a pejorative label often applied to posts by politicians and pundits alike, anyone who shares out lowest-common-denominator ideas designed to appeal to loyal political bases.”
““Get away from me, freak.” “Actually, my designation is Logic-y. I take issue with the pejorative when I am simply a product of your self-inflicted bifurcation.””
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Insulting in tone”10 letters
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