derisive

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 References

[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/
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[edit] Adjective

derisive (comparative more derisive, superlative most derisive)

1. Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.

   The critic's review of the film was derisive.

2. 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

[edit] Derived terms

• derisively

[edit] Related terms

deride derider derisible

derision derisionary

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• derisive in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911