25 October 2009

Word of the week #8

word: pejorative
definition: having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force
where I found it: browsing around the web
The setence I found it in: Calling a Southerner a 'redneck' or a 'cracker' is a pejorative term
New sentence: It was pejorative of the man to refuse help from a foreigner.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Take another look at this one. Your new sentence doesn't quite work.

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