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pejoratively
adverb
formaluk /pɪˈdʒɒr.ə.tɪv.li/ us /pɪˈdʒɔːr.ə.t̬ɪv.li/
in a way that expresses disapproval, or suggests that something is not good or not important:
used pejorativelyThe word "bureaucracy" is usually used pejoratively.
I don't mean that pejoratively.
Housebuilders find projects threatened not just by what is pejoratively known as "nimbyism", but also by environmental concerns.
When a public service is described as "a lottery", the term is usually meant pejoratively.
He described him as a "typical modern player", making it clear that he was not using the phrase pejoratively.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Critical & uncomplimentary
acidulous
aloof
astringency
astringently
barbed
be all very wellidiom
captious
censorious
derogatory
hypercritical
scarifying
scarifyingly
scathing
scathingly
scorchingly
self-critical
shade
sniffy
uncomplimentary
venomous
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