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Webster 1913 Edition


Derisory

De-ri′so-ry

,
Adj.
[L.
derisorius
: cf. F.
dérisoire
.]
Derisive; mocking.
Shaftesbury.

Webster 1828 Edition


Derisory

DERISORY

,
Adj.
Mocking; ridiculing.

Definition 2024


derisory

derisory

English

Adjective

derisory (comparative more derisory, superlative most derisory)

  1. Laughably small or inadequate.
  2. derisive; laughable; ridiculous

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