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PEJORATIVES
Definition of PEJORATIVES
noun
plural of pejorative
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Word DNA
PEJORATIVES inherits its ancestry from its root, PEJORATIVE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (10,004)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PEJORATIVE · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PEJORATIVES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 59 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PEJORATIVES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEIJOPRSTV - 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 PEJORAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found PEJORATIVES?
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 51 - and most players walked straight past it.
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