derisive
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Ozon then has Marie express an anodyne comment about Algiers being “home,” which earns from Djemila a mildly derisive laugh.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
The phrase carries a derisive jeer, a suggestion that anyone born into fame and wealth gets to glide through life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
Democrats are used to derisive criticism from Trump, of course.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025
In addition to regulatory overbreadth, the Supreme Court has signaled that derisive comments are also important evidence of unconstitutional animus.
From Slate • Feb. 3, 2025
“Fish!” they’d bleat, using the chess player’s derisive term for a really weak player, whenever Bobby made an obvious blunder.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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