Unless, of course, they mean it in the pejorative sense.

The word may be used in a pejorative sense if information for a better estimate is available but ignored.

Out of your level, and I don't mean that in any pejorative sense.

The term can have pejorative sense and refer to a mere innovation.

The term may have a pejorative sense referring to corrupt political machines.

That word, in all its forms, is used only in a pejorative sense.

These names are often used facetiously or carry a pejorative sense.

Walter was a popular artist, but not in a pejorative sense.

The phrase in its pejorative sense has been used since at least the mid-1950s.

"I use 'traditional management' in a pejorative sense," he said.