adj
pejorative
Pejorative (adj) means showing that you think something or someone is bad; insulting.
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Showing that you think something or someone is bad; insulting.
"These days, on platforms like X, slopulism is a pejorative label often applied to posts by politicians and pundits alike, anyone who shares out lowest-common-denominator ideas designed to appeal to loyal political bases."
— Nathan Taylor Pemberton, When Posting Becomes Its Own Style of Politics (2026)
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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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What is the meaning of pejorative?
"pejorative" (adj) means showing that you think something or someone is bad; insulting.
What is another word for pejorative?
Other words for "pejorative" include dislogistic, dyslogistic.
What is the opposite of pejorative?
The opposite of "pejorative" is complimentary.
