The meaning of Derisory

adjective

Wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.

Usage examples:

The allegations are patently absurd

noun

An absurd state of affairs.

Usage examples:

The incidents that followed bordered on the absurd

adjective

Deserving contempt; despicable.

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A display of contemptible cowardice

adjective

Deserving blame

Usage examples:

His behavior was contemptible.

adjective

Showing contempt; scornful.

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She was intolerant and contemptuous of the majority of the human race

adjective

Expressing contempt or ridicule.

Usage examples:

He gave a harsh, derisive laugh

adjective

Showing derision

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Derisive laughter, a derisive comment/remark

verb

Diminish the worth or value of (a quality or achievement).

Usage examples:

These quibbles in no way detract from her achievement

phrasal verb

To make something seem less valuable or less deserving of admiration

Usage examples:

These small faults, however, do not detract from the overall quality of the book.

adjective

Showing contempt or lack of respect.

Usage examples:

With a last disdainful look, she turned towards the door

adjective

Showing that someone does not like someone or something and thinks that they do not deserve interest or respect

Usage examples:

She cast a disdainful glance at the food., disdainful of he is openly disdainful of journalists who…

adjective

Feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration.

Usage examples:

Monetarist theory is dismissive of the need to control local spending

adjective

Showing that you think something or someone is not important and not worth considering

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A dismissive, angry look

adjective

Expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory.

Usage examples:

Disparaging remarks about council houses

verb

Regard or represent as being of little worth.

Usage examples:

He never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors

adjective

Criticizing someone, in a way that shows you do not respect or value them

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Disparaging remarks

adjective

Lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.

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These labels prove to be wholly inadequate

adjective

Too low in quality or too small in amount; not enough

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An inadequate income/offer, i feel inadequate when i talk to miranda about art because she knows so…

adjective

Too small in amount

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Inadequate funds/incomes/pensions too many of us are retiring on hopelessly inadequate incomes., th…

adjective

Not enough; inadequate.

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There was insufficient evidence to convict him

adjective

Not enough in amount, strength, or quality; less than is needed

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There was insufficient evidence, so we had to find him not guilty., many of the students got low gr…

adjective

Not enough, or not big or important enough for a particularpurpose

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Their plan may mature with insufficient funds to pay off their mortgages., this would leave insuffi…

adjective

Disrespectful or scornfully abusive.

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Insulting remarks

verb

Speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse.

Usage examples:

You're insulting the woman i love

adjective

Rude or offensive

Usage examples:

You can't offer such a low salary to someone who is so highly skilled - it's insulting.

adjective

Making rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice.

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The jeering crowds

verb

Make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice.

Usage examples:

Some of the younger men jeered at him

noun

The action of laughing or shouting insults at someone to show you have no respect for them

Usage examples:

Loud jeering from the opposition parties, i shouted to be heard above the jeering of my colleagues.

verb

Change course by swinging the sail across a following wind.

Usage examples:

They gybed, and the boat turned over

verb

Make insulting or mocking remarks; jeer.

Usage examples:

Some cynics in the media might jibe

verb

Be in accord; agree.

Usage examples:

The verdict does not jibe with the medical evidence

adjective

So ludicrous as to be amusing.

Usage examples:

If it didn't make me so angry it would be laughable

adjective

Amusing or ridiculous

Usage examples:

The movie was so far from accurate that it was laughable.

adjective

So foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing.

Usage examples:

It's ludicrous that i have been fined

adjective

Ridiculous or foolish; unreasonable or unsuitable

Usage examples:

Some stories that initially seemed ludicrous turned out to be true.

adjective

Of a minimum amount, quantity, or degree; negligible.

Usage examples:

The aircraft suffered minimal damage

adjective

As small as possible

Usage examples:

Fortunately, damage to the heart was minimal.

adjective

Very small in amount

Usage examples:

The chances of losing money are minimal., the service will be provided for free, or at minimal cost.

adjective

(of a person) wretchedly unhappy or uncomfortable.

Usage examples:

Their happiness made anne feel even more miserable

adjective

Very unhappy, or causing much unhappiness

Usage examples:

They can make your life miserable if they want to., the forecast is for miserable weather today.

adjective

Of or characteristic of a miser.

Usage examples:

His miserly great-uncle proved to be worth nearly £1 million

adjective

Like or typical of a miser

Usage examples:

A miserly person, the workers are paid a miserly $2 a day.

adjective

Making fun of someone or something in a cruel way; derisive.

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He got jeers and mocking laughter as he addressed the marchers

verb

Tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner.

Usage examples:

Opposition mps mocked the government's decision

adjective

Mocking behaviour involves laughing at someone or something in an unkind way

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A mocking voice, mocking humour/laughter

adjective

So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.

Usage examples:

He said that the risks were negligible

adjective

Too slight or small in amount to be important

Usage examples:

The effect on sales was negligible.

adjective

Too small in amount or degree to be of importance

Usage examples:

The interest received from these accounts is negligible., negligible effect/impact the rise in the …

adjective

(of a role or status) existing in name only.

Usage examples:

Thailand retained nominal independence under japanese military occupation

adjective

In name or thought, but not in reality

Usage examples:

He’s the nominal head of the university., there is a nominal fee for the workshop.

adjective

Very small, or smaller than the usual amount

Usage examples:

The hotel developers will lease the land for a nominal fee ., we pay our volunteers a nominal amoun…

adjective

(of an amount) very small or meagre.

Usage examples:

She would earn a paltry £33 more a month

adjective

Less than expected or needed; too small or slight

Usage examples:

I don’t think my paltry student grants are enough for us to live on.

adjective

Used to describe an amount of money that is very small

Usage examples:

The savers were getting a paltry 0.1% interest regardless of the balance in their accounts., a palt…

verb

Put (someone) in a pillory.

noun

A wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which offenders were formerly imprisoned and exposed to public abuse.

Usage examples:

The punishments for which may be confiscation of the fish, imprisonment, the pillory, and the offen…

adjective

Deserving or arousing pity.

Usage examples:

Two children in a very pitiful state

adjective

Something described as pitiful is not considered to be satisfactory or deserving of respect

Usage examples:

The party is a pitiful example of an opposition party., i was pitifully ill-informed.

adjective

Contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.

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A preposterous suggestion

adjective

Completely unreasonable and ridiculous; not to be believed

Usage examples:

It was a preposterous idea, and no one took it seriously.

verb

Subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour.

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His theory was ridiculed and dismissed

noun

The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour.

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He is held up as an object of ridicule

adjective

Deserving or inviting derision or mockery; absurd.

Usage examples:

That ridiculous tartan cap

adjective

Provoking laughter through being ludicrous.

Usage examples:

A risible scene of lovemaking in a tent

adjective

Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something.

Usage examples:

A scoffing cabin crew tells her there's no shower on the plane

noun

Contemptuous ridicule or mockery.

Usage examples:

He had to overcome the scoffing of theoretical physicists

verb

Speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way.

Usage examples:

Patrick professed to scoff at soppy love scenes in films

adjective

Feeling or expressing contempt or derision.

Usage examples:

The opposition were scornful of the prime minister's proposal

adjective

Showing a lack of respect; insulting or disparaging.

Usage examples:

Slighting references to the errors of our political economists

verb

Insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.

Usage examples:

He was desperate not to slight a guest

verb

Present participle of slight

Usage examples:

I felt slighted when my boss thanked everyone but me for their hard work.

adjective

Of a size that is less than normal or usual.

Usage examples:

The room was small and quiet

adverb

Into small pieces.

Usage examples:

Cut the okra up small

plural noun

Small items of clothing, especially underwear.

Usage examples:

Do we know if secreted about his smalls he has a pair of boxer shorts in either the ancient or red …

adjective

Contemptuous or mocking.

Usage examples:

He made a sneering comment about their closeness

noun

The action of smiling or speaking in a contemptuous or mocking manner.

Usage examples:

It will take a concerted effort from many to lay off the sneering—and try understanding

verb

Smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner.

Usage examples:

She had sneered at their bad taste

adjective

Derogatory or mocking in an indirect way.

Usage examples:

Snide remarks about my mother

noun

An unpleasant or underhand person.

Usage examples:

He's not a snide, he's better than most

adjective

Intended to provoke someone in an insulting or contemptuous manner.

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Taunting comments

verb

Provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks.

Usage examples:

Pupils began taunting her about her weight

noun

The act of intentionally annoying and upsetting someone by making unkind remarks, laughing unkindly at them, etc.

Usage examples:

Bullying often consists of teasing or taunting rather than physical violence., the players are far …

adjective

Intended to provoke or make fun of someone in a playful way.

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Teasing comments

verb

Make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way.

Usage examples:

I used to tease her about being so house-proud

verb

Present participle of tease

Usage examples:

I used to hate being teased about my red hair when i was at school., i was just teasing, i didn't m…

adjective

Very small.

Usage examples:

A tiny hummingbird

noun

A very young child.

Usage examples:

Books that will make tinies and parents laugh out loud

noun

A thing serving as a visible or tangible representation of a fact, quality, feeling, etc.

Usage examples:

I wanted to offer you a small token of my appreciation

adjective

Done for the sake of appearances or as a symbolic gesture.

Usage examples:

Cases like these often bring just token fines from magistrates

noun

Something you give to someone or do for someone to express your feelings or intentions

Usage examples:

It isn’t a big present – it’s just a token of thanks for your help., subway tokens, a token fee, a …

adjective

Unimportant or trivial.

Usage examples:

A trifling sum

verb

Treat without seriousness or respect.

Usage examples:

He is not a man to be trifled with

adjective

A trifling matter or amount of money is small or not important

Usage examples:

It was such a trifling sum of money to argue about!