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derisive

[dih-rahy-siv] Example Sentences Origin

de·ri·sive

[dih-rahy-siv]
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
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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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Example Sentences
  • In August 2007, this question ricocheted through the blogosphere to a chorus of derisive laughter.
  • It has so much to outshrill, its derisive and despairing stances are so familiar, that it seems more noise than news.
  • Howls of derisive laughter came pouring through his cell phone.
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World English Dictionary
derisive (dɪˈraɪsɪv, -zɪv)
 
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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