- despreciativo
- adj.disdainful, disparaging, slighting, scornful.* * *despreciativo► adjetivo1 scornful, contemptuous* * *ADJ [observación, tono] scornful, contemptuous; [comentario] derogatory* * *-va adjetivo <persona> disdainful; <tono/gesto> disdainful, scornful
una mirada despreciativa — a look of disdain o scorn
* * *= snide, derisive, deprecating.Ex. XML Spy does some things XMetal doesn't do, but I've also heard snide remarks about its parser.Ex. As sophisticated technologies and management methods were introduced, process engineers engaged in efforts to portray manual workers' knowledge in derisive terms.Ex. The author examines under what conditions deprecating speech is perceived as harmful.* * *-va adjetivo <persona> disdainful; <tono/gesto> disdainful, scornfuluna mirada despreciativa — a look of disdain o scorn
* * *= snide, derisive, deprecating.Ex: XML Spy does some things XMetal doesn't do, but I've also heard snide remarks about its parser.
Ex: As sophisticated technologies and management methods were introduced, process engineers engaged in efforts to portray manual workers' knowledge in derisive terms.Ex: The author examines under what conditions deprecating speech is perceived as harmful.* * *despreciativo -vaadjective‹persona› disdainful; ‹tono/gesto› disdainful, scornfuluna mirada despreciativa a look of disdain o scornnos trata de una manera muy despreciativa he treats us very disdainfully o with contempt* * *
despreciativo◊ -va adjetivo
disdainful
'despreciativo' also found in these entries:
English:
disparaging
* * *despreciativo, -a adj[tono, mirada, actitud] scornful, contemptuous* * *despreciativoadj contemptuous* * *despreciativo, -va adj: scornful, disdainful
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.