de·ri·sive

[dih-rahy-siv, -ris-iv]
adjective
characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking: derisive heckling.
Also, de·ri·so·ry [dih-rahy-suh-ree, -zuh-] .


Origin:
1655–65; deris(ion) + -ive

de·ri·sive·ly, adverb
de·ri·sive·ness, noun
non·de·ri·sive, adjective
o·ver·de·ri·sive, adjective
o·ver·de·ri·sive·ly, adverb
o·ver·de·ri·sive·ness, noun
un·de·ri·sive, adjective
un·de·ri·sive·ly, adverb
un·de·ri·sive·ness, noun
un·de·ri·so·ry, adjective
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derisive (dɪˈraɪsɪv, -zɪv) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
showing or characterized by derision; mocking; scornful
 
de'risively
 
adv
 
de'risiveness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

derisive
1620s, "characterized by derision," from L. deris-, pp. stem of deridere (see derision) + -ive. Meaning "ridiculous" is from 1896. Related: Derisively.
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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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