pejorative
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expressing disapproval, or suggesting that something is not good or is of no importance:
Make sure students realize that "fat" is a pejorative word.
It comes as quite a shock to still hear a judge describing a child as "illegitimate", with all the pejorative overtones of that word. insulting, disapp
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- expressing disapproval, or suggesting that something is not good or is of no importance: Make sure students realize that "fat" is a pejorative word. It comes as quite a shock to still hear a judge describing a child as "illegitimate", with all the pejorative overtones of that word.
- insulting, disapproving, or suggesting that something is not good or is of no importance: Is "Yankee" a pejorative term?
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