- a variation of derisive.
derisory
Example Sentences
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Notwithstanding the derisory mood of the 1970s, the sense of loss and of destiny denied would arrive much later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
"All too often, the sentences handed down against the perpetrators of antisemitic offences and crimes seem derisory," he said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
The vast majority will never stray far from the tarmac, hence their rather derisory nickname: Chelsea tractors.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
In the same summer as Arsenal's failed attempt to sign Suarez, Everton described a £28m joint-bid from Manchester United for Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines as "derisory and insulting".
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2023
To be tossed about at the whims of superiors was an experience which he would take as composedly as he would those exiguous weekly wages which were the derisory compensation.
From The Lost Naval Papers by Bennet Copplestone
