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PEJORATIVELY
Definition of PEJORATIVELY
adverb
In a pejorative manner. Insultingly, disparagingly; so as to belittle another or harm their reputation.
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Where it comes from
From pejorative + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PEJORATIVELY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PEJORATIVELY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEEIJLOPRTVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start PEJORATI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found PEJORATIVELY?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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