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