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Derisory  adj.  Derisive; mocking.





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"Derisory" Quotes from Famous Books



... the case we all felt ashamed of Pretyman. His defence had been weak; it struck us as almost derisory; and Mr. Hansombody agreed with me in a whisper that under similar circumstances he or I could have made a better fight for it. The fellow had shown no sport. We blushed ...
— The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales • Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch


Words linked to "Derisory" :   nonsensical, preposterous, deride, laughable, ridiculous, absurd, cockeyed


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