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   The meaning of DERISORY is expressing derision : derisive. How to use derisory in a sentence.

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   What is a derisory adjective?

   • Definition of derisory adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary too small or of too little value to be considered seriously synonym laughable They offered us a derisory £50 a week. Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford.

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   What is the difference between derisive and derisory?

   • The speaker uses 'derisive' to mean 'expressing contempt or ridicule' and 'derisory' to mean 'worthy of contempt or ridicule'. The pay rise they offered us was derisory, she said with a derisive laugh. Oh, I see it now. I see that the WR dictionary (and indeed other dictionaries) say that 'derisory' can be used as a synonym of 'derisive'.

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   What is a derisory amount of money?

   • Get a quick, free translation! DERISORY definition: 1. A derisory amount of money is so small it is silly: 2. A derisory amount of money is so small…. Learn more.

   DERISORY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   When was derisory first used?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective derisory is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for derisory is from 1618, in the writing of George Chapman, poet and playwright. derisory is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin dērīsōrius.

   derisory, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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   Definition of derisory adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   The adjective derisory means so absurd that it makes you laugh, like your friend's derisory offer to buy your valuable baseball card collection for a dollar. You can use this adjective in two ways. First, it means "ridiculously inadequate."

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   derisory. adjective. formal disapproving uk / dɪˈraɪ.s ə r.i / us / dɪˈraɪ.ɚ.i / Add to word list. A derisory amount of money is so small it is silly: We were awarded a derisory sum. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Of little or less importance. be in/under someone's shadow idiom. be neither here nor there idiom. big deal. biggie.

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   derisory. adjective. formal disapproving us / dɪˈraɪ.ɚ.i / uk / dɪˈraɪ.s ə r.i / Add to word list. A derisory amount of money is so small it is silly: We were awarded a derisory sum. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Of little or less importance. be in/under someone's shadow idiom. be neither here nor there idiom. big deal. biggie.

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   What does the adjective derisory mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective derisory . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Derisory definition: subject to or worthy of derision, esp because of being ridiculously small or inadequate. See examples of DERISORY used in a sentence.