despective
nounEtymology From despect + -ive.
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences 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.
despective
adjEtymology From despect + -ive.
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Disparaging, derogatory; looking down upon.
- ‘Pencil pusher’ is a despective term for ‘administrative clerk’.