derisory

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"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

Tanya Wakeley, a teacher St Cecilia's College in Londonderry, and vice president of the National Education Union in Northern Ireland, said the 5.5% offer was "insulting and derisory".

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025

The fresh dates were in response to a "derisory" 6% pay rise, said the BMA, a trade union for doctors.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2023

Regional organiser of the GMB union, Alan Perry, said Northern Ireland's Department of Finance had imposed the 2022/23 pay offer of a "derisory £552 on to our members".

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2023

It is a contemptible and derisory gift for luck, like vituperative outcries.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham