Sekirov Dictionary

contemptive

/kənˈtɛmp.tɪv/

adjective 2
noun 1
forms 3

adjective2

Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form denoting the negative attitude of the speaker.
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(rare) Contemptuous.
- A contemptive epithet applied to any place. “Sich a smuce!” a teetotaler would say in relating his experience of a gin-shop. — 1862

noun1

A word form expressing the negative attitude of the speaker.

forms

contemptives · more contemptive · most contemptive

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