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DERISIVE (8)
derisive
derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting - a
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
synonyms
absurd, cockamamy (or cockamamie), comical, derisory, farcical, laughable, ludicrous, pathetic, preposterous, ridiculous, risible, silly
in a sentence
the derisive performances of some of the singers on the talent show
social media reaction to the case has been cruel and derisive
etymology
1620s, "expressing or characterized by derision," with -ive + Latin deris-, past participle stem of deridere "to ridicule," from de"down" (see de-) + ridere "to laugh" (see risible). Meaning "ridiculous, causing derision" is from 1896. Related: Derisively; derisiveness.
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