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Definition of derisive:

Expressing, serving for, or characterized by, derision.

Synonyms:

gibelike, teasing, satiric, mocking, respect, taunting, disrespectful, laughter, jeering, quizzical, sneering.

contemptuous (part of speech: adjective)
- antipathetic,
- sardonic,
- disparaging,
- satirical,
- scornful,
- abusive,
- contemptuous,
- mocking,
- sarcastic,
- scoffing,
- jeering,
- flippant,
- ridiculing,
- deprecative,
- disdainful,
- insulting
insolent (part of speech: adjective)
- callous,
- saucy,
- arrogant,
- brash,
- rude,
- disrespectful,
- impolite,
- cheeky,
- outrageous,
- defiant,
- outspoken,
- brazen,
- flagrant,
- candid,
- audacious,
- insolent,
- impertinent,
- irreverent,
- mouthy,
- presumptuous,
- insubordinate,
- contemptuous,
- sacrilegious,
- bold,
- discourteous,
- sarcastic

Usage examples:

Without much concern, he thought of Popinot, that " phantom Popinot" of Monk's derisive naming.

- "Alias The Lone Wolf", Louis Joseph Vance.
No sooner, then, did the Federals arrive within close range, than the wild yells of the Southern infantry became mingled with fierce laughter and derisive shouts.

- "Stonewall Jackson And The American Civil War", G. F. R. Henderson.
The voices that replied sounded derisive.

- "The Pirates of Ersatz", Murray Leinster.