despective
despective · despectives
A disparaging/derogatory word or form of a wordA disparaging/derogatory word or form of a word; a word or form indicative of the speaker's tendency to look down on the referent.
Meaning
1 sensesA disparaging/derogatory word or form of a word; a word or form indicative of the speaker's tendency to look down on the referent.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From despect + -ive.From despect + -ive.
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Forms
plural: despectives| Singular | despective |
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See also
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