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Etymology
Borrowed from French péjorative (“depreciative, disparaging”), from Late Latin peiōrātus, perfect passive participle of Latin peiōrō (“make worse”), from peior (“worse”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
pejoratiu (feminine pejorativa, masculine plural pejoratius, feminine plural pejoratives)
- pejorative, derogatory
- Synonym: despectiu
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