Word info

despective

Speech parts

1. despective - Noun

2. despective - Adjective

Meaning

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.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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