contemptive

adj
/kənˈtɛmp.tɪv/UK

Etymology

From contempt + -ive.

  1. derived from contemptus — “scorn
  2. suffixed as contemptive — “contempt + ive

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form denoting the negative attitude of the…

    Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form denoting the negative attitude of the speaker.

  2. Contemptuous.

    • A contemptive epithet applied to any place. “Sich a smuce!” a teetotaler would say in relating his experience of a gin-shop.
    • This he tries to compensate through various means. The show of vulgar power, rude behaviour, a generally contemptive attitude are but a few of them.
  3. A word form expressing the negative attitude of the speaker.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for contemptive. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA