despective

Meaning

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.

Similar words

derogative pejorative deprecative snide downlooked derisive descensive self-denigrating mocking damp