Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - pejorative
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Pejorative
pejorative
I. noun Date: 1882 a ~ word or phrase II. adjective Etymology: Late Latin pejoratus, past participle of pejorare to make or become worse, from Latin pejor worse; akin to Sanskrit padyate he falls, Latin ped-, pes foot — more at foot Date: circa 1888 having negative connotations; especially tending to disparage or belittle ; depreciatory • ~ly adverb
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adj. & n. --adj. (of a word, an expression, etc.) depreciatory. --n. a depreciatory word. Derivatives pejoratively adv. Etymology: F p{eacute}joratif -ive f. LL pejorare make worse (pejor) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. слово уничижительного, нейоративного значения 2. бранное слово 3. уничижительный, нейоративный pejorative names —- уничижительные имена 4. бранный pekan 1. зоол. илька, пекан (Martes pennanti) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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A pejorative word or expression is one that expresses criticism of someone or something. (FORMAL) I agree I am ambitious, and I don’t see that as a pejorative term... = derogatory, disparaging ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj formal a word or expression that is pejorative expresses disapproval or criticism (`Spinster' is a pejorative word for an unmarried woman.) - pejoratively adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- 1882, from Fr. pйjoratif (fem. pйjorative), from L.L. pejoratus, pp. of pejorare "make worse," from L. pejor "worse." Eng. had pejorate "to worsen" from 1644. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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