derisory
adjective
de·ri·so·ry
di-ˈrī-sə-rē 
-zə-
Synonyms
Examples of derisory in a Sentence
a literary snob, she invariably used the derisory term “the boob tube” when referring to television
the pawnbroker offered what I regarded as a derisory amount for the diamond ring
Recent Examples on the Web
There, the National Weather Service calculated the average wind speed to be a derisory 1.8 mph.
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Martin Weil, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
Often enough beautiful can be used as a derisory adjective in this context.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2023
But when people invest in their own solar panels and start producing electricity, the feed in tariff pays them back a derisory amount.
—Jemma Green, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
The contents of his elegant Tite Street home — roughly 2,000 books, all the furnishings, even the children’s toys — were sold at a bankruptcy auction for derisory sums.
—Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021
There’s no escaping that the current ESG qualifications of most directors and executives is derisory, and mandatory disclosures would provide the stick to increase competency.
—Paul Polman, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2021
Arsenal are seemingly the latest club to have entered the Harry Maguire saga alongside Manchester United and Manchester City, only to make a derisory transfer enquiry for the Leicester and England centre back well below the Foxes' asking price.
—SI.com, 3 July 2019
Now non-Duchenne laughter, along with its dark side, appeared: strategic, calculated, and even derisory and aggressive.
—Giovanni Sabato, Scientific American, 26 June 2019
While much of the talk is typically derisory, two of late night’s royalty took a different tack Wednesday night.
—Natasha Bach, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2018
Martin Weil, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
Often enough beautiful can be used as a derisory adjective in this context.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2023
But when people invest in their own solar panels and start producing electricity, the feed in tariff pays them back a derisory amount.
—Jemma Green, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
The contents of his elegant Tite Street home — roughly 2,000 books, all the furnishings, even the children’s toys — were sold at a bankruptcy auction for derisory sums.
—Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021
There’s no escaping that the current ESG qualifications of most directors and executives is derisory, and mandatory disclosures would provide the stick to increase competency.
—Paul Polman, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2021
Arsenal are seemingly the latest club to have entered the Harry Maguire saga alongside Manchester United and Manchester City, only to make a derisory transfer enquiry for the Leicester and England centre back well below the Foxes' asking price.
—SI.com, 3 July 2019
Now non-Duchenne laughter, along with its dark side, appeared: strategic, calculated, and even derisory and aggressive.
—Giovanni Sabato, Scientific American, 26 June 2019
While much of the talk is typically derisory, two of late night’s royalty took a different tack Wednesday night.
—Natasha Bach, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2018
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“Derisory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/derisory. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
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