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Despective
Adjective
Definitions
1.
Adjective
Disparaging, derogatory; looking down upon.
"‘Pencil pusher’ is a despective term for ‘administrative clerk’."
2.
Noun
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.
Synonyms
derogative
pejorative
deprecative
snide
downlooked
derisive
descensive
self-denigrating
mocking
damp
scornful
reflecting
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