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derisory

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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·so·ry   (dĭ-rī'sə-rē, -zə-)   
adj.  

  1. Expressing derision; derisive.

  2. Laughable; ridiculous: a contribution so small as to be derisory.

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