derisive
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From the participle stem of Latin dērīdeō (“‘I deride’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /dɪˈɹaɪ.sɪv/, SAMPA: /dI"raI.sIV/
- (US) IPA: /dɪˈɻaɪ.sɪv/, /dɪˈɻaɪ.zɪv/
- Audio (US)help, file
[edit] Adjective
derisive (comparative more derisive, superlative most derisive)
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- Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.
- The critic's review of the film was derisive.
- Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule.
- The plot of the film was so derisive that the audience began to jeer.
[edit] Synonyms
- (expressing or characterized by derision): mocking, ridiculing
- (deserving or provoking derision): ridiculous
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[edit] Translations
expressing or characterized by derision; mocking
deserving or provoking derision
[edit] References
- derisive in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911