Word: despectives
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
spec
tives
Definition: Plural of despective. 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: -spect
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: To look at, perceive, or observe.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: specio
Language: la
Decoded: specio
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I observe, watch, look at
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.