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- DictionaryDe·ri·so·ry/dəˈrīs(ə)rē/
adjective
- 1. ridiculously small or inadequate: "they were given a derisory pay rise"
- 2. another term for derisive
The meaning of DERISORY is expressing derision : derisive. How to use derisory in a sentence.
adjective. formal disapproving us / dɪˈraɪ.ɚ.i / uk / dɪˈraɪ.s ə r.i / Add to word list 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.
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. fiddling.
Derisory definition: subject to or worthy of derision, esp because of being ridiculously small or inadequate. See examples of DERISORY used in a sentence.
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.
2 days ago · If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering. [disapproval] She was being paid what I considered a derisory amount of money.
Definition of derisory adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
