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Hungarian
Etymology
From rosszall (“to disapprove of something”) + -ó (present-participle suffix).
Pronunciation
Adjective
rosszalló (comparative rosszallóbb, superlative legrosszallóbb)
- (of look, glance) disapproving
- derogatory, pejorative (tending to lessen the value of)
- Synonyms: elítélő, lefitymáló, lekicsinylő, lenéző, pejoratív
- (linguistics) pejorative
Declension
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Further reading
- rosszalló in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- rosszalló in Hungarian–English dictionary at SZTAKI