词汇 | pejoratively |
释义 | pejoratively adverb formaluk /pɪˈdʒɒr.ə.tɪv.li/ us /pɪˈdʒɔːr.ə.t̬ɪv.li/ in a way that expresses disapproval, or suggests that something is not good or not important: used pejorativelyThe word "bureaucracy" is usually used pejoratively. I don't mean that pejoratively. Housebuilders find projects threatened not just by what is pejoratively known as "nimbyism", but also by environmental concerns. When a public service is described as "a lottery", the term is usually meant pejoratively. He described him as a "typical modern player", making it clear that he was not using the phrase pejoratively. Critical & uncomplimentary acidulous aloof astringency astringently barbed be all very wellidiom captious censorious derogatory hypercritical scarifying scarifyingly scathing scathingly scorchingly self-critical shade sniffy uncomplimentary venomous Related wordpejorative |
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