derisive
adjective
- with an attitude of disdain
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Pronunciation: /dɪˈɹaɪ.sɪv/ / /dɪˈɹɪ.sɪv/ / /dɪˈraɪsɪv/
adj
Etymology: From the participle stem of Latin dērīdeō (“to deride”) + -ive.
- Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.
“The critic's review of the film was derisive.”
“Johnson shook his head, a derisive grin ticking the corners of his mouth.”
- Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule.
“The plot of the film was so derisive that the audience began to jeer.”
noun
Etymology: From the participle stem of Latin dērīdeō (“to deride”) + -ive.
- A derisive remark.
“The three lambs stood at bay, huddled close together, and helplessly bleated feeble derisives at the wolf who has headed them off from safety; but their polite and Englishy tone was a source of Homeric laughter to this Thersites of the Pleasance.”
“He leaped over the embankment at the river's edge in such a manner that it appeared he had been fatally hit and was down for good; the Yankees shouting such derisives as "Another damn Rebel for hell," "Goodbye, you Rebel bastard," etc., didn't go right away to rob the corpse.”