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despectives

despectives is the plural of despective.

Meaning of despective

Noun

despective (plural despectives)

  1. 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.

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Questions about despectives

What is despectives the plural of?
Despectives is the plural of despective.

Words near despectives in the dictionary

  1. despect
  2. despected
  3. despecting
  4. despection
  5. despective
  6. despectives
  7. despects
  8. desped
  9. despedida
  10. despedida parties
  11. despedida party

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