Derisive

Word DERISIVE
Character 8
Hyphenation de ri sive
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Derisive"

What do we mean by derisive?

Mocking; jeering. adjective

Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.

Expressing, serving for, or characterized by, derision. adjective

Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing. adjective

Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule. adjective

Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule adjective

A derisive remark.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Derisive

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The word "derisive" in example sentences

And I've seen movies meant to be funny that have just made me cringe, as well as movies meant to scare me that have caused me to erupt in derisive laughter. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Acutely sensitive to what people thought of him and his game, his reputation as a great player was in such disrepair it seemed like everywhere he turned, he was being called derisive nicknames. ❋ William Fredrick Cooper (2011)

Only natives were on her deck, and the man steering waved his hand in derisive greeting and farewell. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Reviews for W. are all over the board (58% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), but I suspect that marketing the movie as light and satirical as opposed to dark and derisive is very smart. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It was strongly fortified and deemed so impregnable that the blind and lame were sent to man the battlements, in derisive mockery of the ❋ Unknown (1871)

What we are learning is that he is illiterate, as in his inability to properly read the word derisive from his teleprompter this weekend and in saying he didn't know how to say something in "Austrian". ❋ Unknown (2009)

The fish man had explained in terms derisive, but plain, the difference between a fish man and a fisherman. ❋ Booth Tarkington (1907)

I suspect that we see a trace of this same expression in what is called a derisive or sardonic smile. ❋ Unknown (1898)

Testimony reported by the Chattanooga Time Free Press revealed Shelton was terminated after complaining about a hostile work environment in which he claims he was called derisive names and retaliated against because he claimed there was reverse discrimination against him. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Wolfman offers his thoughts in the comments field, saying he meant for the term to be "derisive," then shares several interesting thoughts about telling stories in longer formats and on the web, where stories "can be the size they need to be." ❋ Unknown (2009)

I just - I guess I mean they just cut it, indulge your interest, and don't worry about being told you how to magpie mind, which is a phrase I was - always heard, in a kind of derisive way - that it's not so bad to be reading many, many different things at once. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Not only is it "derisive" of her small-town background, it is so derisive as to qualify as sexism, and any other kind of ism you can think of. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Is that "derisive" of her small-town background now? ❋ Unknown (2009)

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What does derisive mean?

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