pejorative
Example Sentences
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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.”
"Mercenary" is a particularly pejorative word in Arabic.
From Barron's
They began to do all they could to shut down government and to excoriate Democrats, using the list of pejorative terms former House Speaker Newt Gingrich cribbed from conservative shock-jock Rush Limbaugh.
From Salon
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