Wordnik : pejorative examples and sentences

Moving into clearer etymological waters, we encounter the paradox that whilst Frenchmen have consistently dismissed Breton as a worthless baragouin ` patois, gibberish, 'the origin of that pejorative is undoubtedly Breton. — VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 2
Even Muslims, who use dog as a pejorative, admit a dog to heaven for his loyalty in guarding the legendary seven sleepers. — VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIV No 3
The gun would fire straight across the neck of the pass. — Sharpe's Enemy
They think it a pejorative, but I take it as a compliment. — Stone of Tears
In recent years, a small number of philosophers of religion has embraced the term fideism and sought to reclaim its non-pejorative use. — Fideism
"Deracinated" is commonly used as a pejorative term. — Anne Frank's Afterlife
We do not think of it in the pejorative, as you seem to. " — A Call to Arms
However, the point is that like 'queer' the epithet can be reappropriated by those against whom it is used, and subverted into a positive term, indicating that those who cast it as a pejorative are the ones whose honour should be doubted, and mercantile privilege questioned. — p2pnet news
I'd let them have what they wanted. — Exile's Honor
The pejorative was a slap in my face. — Asimov's Science Fiction

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