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derisory

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

derisory, adj.
1 scoffing; ironical; scornful (derisory cheers).
2 so small or unimportant as to be ridiculous (derisory offer; derisory costs).

Etymology
LL derisorius (as DERISION)

ROGET THESAURUS

derisory

Ridicule

N ridicule, derision, sardonic smile, sardonic grin, irrision, scoffing, mockery, quiz, banter, irony, persiflage, raillery, chaff, badinage, quizzing, asteism, squib, satire, skit, quip, quib, grin, parody, burlesque, travesty, travestie, farce, caricature, buffoonery, practical joke, horseplay, scorn, contempt, derisory, derisive, mock, mocking, sarcastic, ironic, ironical, quizzical, burlesque, Hudibrastic, scurrilous, in ridicule.


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