despective

English

Etymology

despect +‎ -ive

Adjective

despective (comparative more despective, superlative most despective)

  1. Disparaging, derogatory; looking down upon.
    ‘Pencil pusher’ is a despective term for ‘administrative clerk’.

Noun

despective (plural despectives)

  1. (linguistics) A disparaging/derogatory word or form of a word; a word or form indicative of the speaker's tendency to look down on the referent.
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