pejorative
Example Sentences
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This pivot away from the cradle-to-grave approach is likely due in part to what Mangold described last year as “the pejorative way people refer to musical biopics.”
But the street, now, is built on ideas of instant fame — “selling out,” once a pejorative, is now an ambition.
From Los Angeles Times
There is a pejorative word—reactionary—to describe such an enterprise.
I also remember that when I spent some time with hobos — and I’m not sure if that’s a pejorative word today, but they’re a little different category of people than simply those who are homeless.
From Los Angeles Times
What was once a pejorative term—“moonlighting”—morphed into a more-attractive “side hustle.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
