despreciativo

Spanish

Etymology

From despreciar +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /despɾeθjaˈtibo/ [d̪es.pɾe.θjaˈt̪i.β̞o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /despɾesjaˈtibo/ [d̪es.pɾe.sjaˈt̪i.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: des‧pre‧cia‧ti‧vo

Adjective

despreciativo (feminine despreciativa, masculine plural despreciativos, feminine plural despreciativas)

1. scornful
2. derogatory

Further reading

• “despreciativo”, 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