despectivo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin dēspectīvus (“disrespectful”). Cognate with English despised.

Adjective

despectivo (feminine despectiva, masculine plural despectivos, feminine plural despectivas)

1. pejorative

Further reading

• “despectivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10