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 Nipsa union, which represents the vets, said their walkout was over a "decision to impose a derisory pay award of £552" for civil service staff.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2023

In a letter to the FE employers seen by BBC News NI, the UCU's Northern Ireland official Katharine Clarke said the latest pay offer was "derisory and must be rejected".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 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 Copplestone, Bennet