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pe•jo•ra•tive
Pronunciation: (pi-jôr'u-tiv, -jor'-, pej'u-rā"-, pē'ju-), [key]—
adj.
having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force:
the pejorative affix -ling
in princeling.
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n.
a pejorative form or word, as
poetaster.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.