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English
Etymology
From 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.