subderisorious

English

Etymology

Fromsub- + Latin derisorius. See derisory.

Adjective

subderisorious (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Ridiculing in moderation.
   • 1668, Franciscus Euistor the Palæopolite [pseudonym; Henry More], “(please specify the page)”, in Divine Dialogues, Containing Sundry Disquisitions & Instructions Concerning the Attributes of God and His Providence in the World. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Joseph Downing […], published 1713, →OCLC:

     For this subderisorious Mirth is so far from giving any offence to us who understand one another , that it is rather a pleasant Condiment of our Conversation

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “subderisorious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)