despectivo

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /despeɡˈtibo/ [d̪es.peɣ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: des‧pec‧ti‧vo

Adjective

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

1. pejorative, derogatory; despective

Further reading

• “despectivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025