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adj
Disparaging, derogatory; looking down upon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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History
From despect + -ive.
Across languages
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