péjoratif
See also: pejoratif
French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin pēior (“worse”) + -atif.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /pe.ʒɔ.ʁa.tif/
Audio (file) - Homophone: péjoratifs
Adjective edit
péjoratif (feminine péjorative, masculine plural péjoratifs, feminine plural péjoratives)
- pejorative
- Synonym: dépréciatif
- Antonym: mélioratif
Further reading edit
- “péjoratif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.