pejoratively
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pejorative + -ly.
Adverb
[edit]pejoratively (comparative more pejoratively, superlative most pejoratively)
- In a pejorative manner. Insultingly, disparagingly; so as to belittle another or harm their reputation.
- 2006, Brij V. Lal, Peter Reeves, Rajesh Rai, The Encyclopedia of the Indian Diaspora:
- Despite their number and their assimilationist proclivities, Filipino Punjabis are sometimes pejoratively called 'five-six Indians'.
Translations
[edit]pejorative manner
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