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English Dictionary: pejorative by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pejorative
adj
  1. expressing disapproval; "dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'"
    Synonym(s): dyslogistic, dislogistic, pejorative
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pejorative \Pe*jor"a*tive\, a. [F. p[82]joratif, fr. L. pejor,
      used as compar. of malus evil.]
      Implying or imputing evil; depreciatory; disparaging;
      unfavorable.
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