Siobhan Finneran as Sarah OâBrien, and Clare Cartwright in Happy Valley. Siobhan Finneran portrayed Sarah OâBrien, ladyâs maid to Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham (Elizabeth McGovern), in seasons one through three. OâBrien embraced her role as a career woman, but wasnât always keen to serve her employers. Finneran signed up for three series, and when she was done, she was done.
adjective. The definition of pejorative is having a negative or belittling effect. An example of pejorative is a cruel statement about a student's schoolwork that causes him to produce even lower quality schoolwork.
Examples and Observations of Pejorative Language It is often . . . the case that pejorative terms are stronger when applied to women: bitch is seldom a compliment, whereas bastard (especially old bastard) can under some circumstances be intended as a term of respect or affection.