contemptive
adj/kənˈtɛmp.tɪv/UK
Etymology
From contempt + -ive.
Definitions
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.
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.
A word form expressing the negative attitude of the speaker.
The neighborhood
- antonymaffectionate
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