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pejorative adjective abusive, acrimonious, belittling, blackening, calumnious, castigatory, censorious, critical, cynical, damaging, decrying, defamatory, denigrating, depreciative, depreciatory, derisive, derogatory, detracting, disapproving, discourteous, disdainful, disparaging, disrespectful, faultfinding, harsh, injurious, insulting, irreverent, scornful, severe, slighting, smearing, spiteful, uncomplimentary, underestimating, unflattering, venomous, vilifying, vituperative See also: calumnious, derogatory, libelous How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Arguing that the term "displaced persons" was perjorative, the government called all of them--female as well as male--"European Volunteer Workers" (EVWs). Marriage of convenience" is a perjorative term today. It seems "junk bonds," are destined to carry the perjorative slang of "junk bonds," but corporate America clearly finds little that is actually "junk" in these finance vehicles. |
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