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de⋅ri⋅sive

  [di-rahy-siv]
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–adjective
characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking: derisive heckling.
Also, de⋅ri⋅so⋅ry  [di-rahy-suh-ree, -zuh-] .

Origin:
1655–65; deris(ion) + -ive

Related forms:
de⋅ri⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
de⋅ri⋅sive⋅ness, noun
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de·ri·sive   (dĭ-rī'sĭv, -zĭv, -rĭs'ĭv, -rĭz'-)   
adj.  Mocking; jeering.
de·ri'sive·ly adv., de·ri'sive·ness n.
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