despective
English
editEtymology
editAdjective
editdespective (comparative more despective, superlative most despective)
- Disparaging, derogatory; looking down upon.
- ‘Pencil pusher’ is a despective term for ‘administrative clerk’.
Noun
editdespective (plural despectives)
- (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.