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Definition of derisive:
Synonyms:
gibelike, teasing, satiric, mocking, respect, taunting, disrespectful, laughter, jeering, quizzical, sneering.
- contemptuous (part of speech: adjective)
- insolent (part of speech: adjective)
Usage examples:
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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.