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.
A must for anyone with an interest in the changing face of language. The Macmillan Dictionary blog explores English as it is spoken around the world today. Definition and synonyms of pejorative from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Publishers Limited.