Unscramble

p 3 e 1 j 8 o 1 r 1 a 1 t 1 i 1 v 4 e 1

10 letters · 22 points in Scrabble

Meaning

adjective expressing disapproval

originFrom Late Latin peiōrātus (“worsened”, past participle of peiōrāre (“worsen”), from Latin peior (“worse”)) + -ive. Compare French péjoratif (“depreciative, disparaging”). By surface analysis, pejorate + -ive.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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