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Pejoratively meaning

In a pejorative manner. Insultingly, disparagingly; so as to belittle another or harm their reputation.

Using Pejoratively

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a pejorative manner. Insultingly, disparagingly; so as to belittle another or harm their reputation.
  • In the example corpus, pejoratively often appears in combinations such as: used pejoratively, pejoratively called, often pejoratively.

Context around Pejoratively

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Pejoratively

  • In this selection, "pejoratively" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, used, community, albeit, referred, termed and connoting stand out and add context to how "pejoratively" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a rebellion pejoratively termed the and are sometimes pejoratively referred to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pejoratively" sits close to words such as abad, abovementioned and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pejoratively

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

So I’m not saying that pejoratively. (7 words)

Newspapers are, sometimes pejoratively, referred to as the dead-tree-press. (11 words)

The term "myth" can be used pejoratively by both religious and non-religious people. (14 words)

Yet northeastern Laos was still not entirely pacified and a Hmong shaman named Pa Chay Vue attempted to establish a Hmong homeland through a rebellion (pejoratively termed the Madman’s War ) which lasted from 1919-1921. (36 words)

It was in the Rockaways that I had my first taste of real antisemitism thanks to the local Irish kids, part of an old line blue collar community – pejoratively referred to as Shanty Irish. (34 words)

After a bit of pushback (she pejoratively called it ‘Reefer’), Harrington acquired some Vietnam Kush and a vaporizer, which proved to be the tools to give Grandma a new lease on life. (32 words)

Example sentences (17)

So I’m not saying that pejoratively.

While the term can be used neutrally to describe an older woman, it has sometimes been used pejoratively or to imply a haggard or unpleasant appearance.

In the early days of amateur radio, its operators were often pejoratively called “hams,” but the hobbyists have embraced the name and now use it proudly.

After a bit of pushback (she pejoratively called it ‘Reefer’), Harrington acquired some Vietnam Kush and a vaporizer, which proved to be the tools to give Grandma a new lease on life.

It was in the Rockaways that I had my first taste of real antisemitism thanks to the local Irish kids, part of an old line blue collar community – pejoratively referred to as Shanty Irish.

Vivisection — albeit pejoratively connoting torture and exploitation of living animals — is essentially a method of experimentation for studying physiology and anatomical structure.

British empiricism British empiricism marked something of a reaction to rationalist and system-building philosophy, or speculative metaphysics as it was pejoratively termed.

Democratic political consultant James Carville once pejoratively described Pennsylvania as "Philadelphia in the east, Pittsburgh in the west and Alabama in the middle".

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Kahane often pejoratively called other Knesset members " Hellenists " (a reference to Jews who assimilated into Greek culture after Judea 's occupation by Alexander the Great ).

Newspapers are, sometimes pejoratively, referred to as the dead-tree-press.

Shill can also be used pejoratively to describe a critic who appears either all-too-eager to heap glowing praise upon mediocre offerings, or who acts as an apologist for glaring flaws.

Since the end of World War II in 1945, few parties have openly described themselves as fascist, and the term is instead now usually used pejoratively by political opponents.

The American Heritage Medical Dictionary, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Because of historically negative associations with socialism in American culture, the term is usually used pejoratively in American political discourse.

The term "myth" can be used pejoratively by both religious and non-religious people.

The term "social Darwinism" has rarely been used by advocates of the supposed ideologies or ideas; instead it has almost always been used pejoratively by its opponents.

This contains numerous hymns exposing the council's teaching, commemorating its leaders whom it praises and whose prayers it implores, and naming its opponents pejoratively.

Yet northeastern Laos was still not entirely pacified and a Hmong shaman named Pa Chay Vue attempted to establish a Hmong homeland through a rebellion (pejoratively termed the Madman’s War ) which lasted from 1919-1921.

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Common combinations with pejoratively

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pejoratively" in a sentence?
An example: "So I’m not saying that pejoratively." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "pejoratively" from authentic English texts.
What does "pejoratively" mean?
Pejoratively means: In a pejorative manner. Insultingly, disparagingly; so as to belittle another or harm their reputation.
How many example sentences with "pejoratively" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "pejoratively", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.