peizet

and n. An obsolete form of poise. peizle t, a. Same as poise le . pejoration (pē-jō-rā'shon), n. [L. pejor, worse, compar. of mal us, bad, + -ation.] 1. Deterioration; a becoming worse: specifically used in Scots law. 2. Depreciation; a lowering or deterioration of sense in a word. pejorative (pē ́jō-rā-tiv), a. and n. [L. pejor, worse, compar. of mal us, bad, + -ative.] I. a. Tending or intended to depreciate or deteriorate, as the sense of a word; giving a low or bad sense to. II. n. In gram ., a word that depreciates or deteriorates the sense: thus, poetaster is a pejora tive of poet, criticaster of critic. pejoratively (pē ́jō-rā-tiv-li), adv . In a low or bad sense.