Associations to the word «Pejorative»

Wiktionary

PEJORATIVE, adjective. Disparaging, belittling or derogatory.
PEJORATIVE, noun. A disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression.

Dictionary definition

PEJORATIVE, adjective. Expressing disapproval; "dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats