pejorative
1 antonym for pejorative — opposites grouped by meaning.
Adj — Showing that you think something or someone is bad; insulting.
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Etymology
Comes from Late Latin peiōrātus (“worsened”, the past participle of peiōrāre “worsen”, from Latin peior “worse”) plus -ive. Compare French péjoratif (“depreciative, disparaging”). By surface analysis, it breaks down as pejorate plus -ive.
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