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Definition of Pejoratively
1. Adverb. In a pejorative manner. "I am not using the word pejoratively"
Definition of Pejoratively
1. Adverb. In a pejorative manner. Insultingly, disparagingly. Used in a manner to belittle or harm the reputation of another. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pejoratively
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pejoratively
Literary usage of Pejoratively
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... 1980 reply that the word is not always used pejoratively. Notorious is a word
that has suffered from guilt by association. ..."
2. The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa[: Forced Consensus? by Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Michael Osita Ogbu, Ha-Joon Chang (2004)
"In such authoritarian regimes (often pejoratively referred to as "one-man-state"),
the ruler effectively monopolises power and can eliminate or circumvent ..."
3. The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa[: Forced Consensus? by Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Michael Osita Ogbu, Ha-Joon Chang (2004)
"In such authoritarian regimes (often pejoratively referred to as "one-man-state"),
the ruler effectively monopolises power and can eliminate or circumvent ..."
4. Lenin's Legacy: The Story of the Cpsu by Robert G. Wesson (1978)
"Stalin convinced himself that the more prosperous peasants (who were pejoratively
dubbed "kulaks" or "fists" after the village capitalists-money lenders) ..."
5. Opposition and Dissent in Contemporary China by Peter R. Moody (1977)
"The phrase originated with the Liu Shao-ch'i line and is no longer used, except
pejoratively; but the content of the demands has perhaps not changed much. ..."
6. The Reluctant Sheriff: The United States After the Cold War by Richard N. Haass (1997)
"One necessary question is whether those attracted to a posture of isolationism (or,
less pejoratively, minimalism) are correct in their assessment that, ..."
7. The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa: Forced Consensus? by Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Michael Osita Ogbu, Ha-Joon Chang (2004)
"In such authoritarian regimes (often pejoratively referred to as "one-man-state"),
the ruler effectively monopolises power and can eliminate or circumvent ..."
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