derisive.
Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.
Meaning & usage
Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.
The critic's review of the film was derisive.
Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule.
The plot of the film was so derisive that the audience began to jeer.
Where this word comes from
From the participle stem of Latin dērīdeō (“to deride”) + -ive.
A derisive remark.
Where this word comes from
From the participle stem of Latin dērīdeō (“to deride”) + -ive.
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