derisive
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sɪv, -ˈrɪs adjective
characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking: derisive heckling.
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| —adj | |
| showing or characterized by derision; mocking; scornful | |
| de'risively | |
| —adv | |
| de'risiveness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
And they are derisive, almost scornful of some countries and their leadership.
It has so much to outshrill, its derisive and despairing stances are so familiar, that it seems more noise than news.
They were a little less derisive about using the shoulder as a travel lane but the idea was not warmly endorsed.
His derisive wit was so feared that the gifts of those who sought either to buy him or buy him off made him very wealthy.
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