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English Dictionary: derisory	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for derisory
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
derisory adj incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" Synonym(s): absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Derisory \Deri"sory\, a. [L. derisorius: cf. F. d[82]risoire.] Derisive; mocking. --Shaftesbury.