The difference between Meliorative and Pejorative

When used as adjectives, meliorative means that meliorates, whereas pejorative means disparaging, belittling or derogatory.


Pejorative is also noun with the meaning: a disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression.

check bellow for the other definitions of Meliorative and Pejorative

  1. Meliorative as an adjective:

    That meliorates; curative, salutary.

  1. Pejorative as an adjective:

    Disparaging, belittling or derogatory.

  1. Pejorative as a noun:

    A disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression.