1. despective - Noun
2. despective - Adjective
despective (comparative more despective, superlative most despective)
Disparaging, derogatory; looking down upon.
‘Pencil pusher’ is a despective term for ‘administrative clerk’.
despective (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.