despective

English

Etymology

From despect +‎ -ive.

Adjective

despective (comparative more despective, superlative most despective)

1. Disparaging, derogatory; looking down upon.

   ‘Pencil pusher’ is a despective term for ‘administrative clerk’.

Noun

despective (plural despectives)

1. (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.