derisively
6
7.3
- adverb
- /dɪˈraɪsɪvli/
- Offensive
:
despectivamente
- "You call those lizards," he shouted derisively, when I showed him my jars.
- derisively called
- referred to derisively
- use the term derisively
We say it derisively about people who have weird pets.
- We say it derisively about people who have weird pets.
Examples
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You gotta find something else to do!" But the crowd greeted this reading derisively.
Academic text (1994) -
I'll be next?" Hobie snorted derisively, and for a moment he seemed like his old self.
Fiction book (1991) -
We say it derisively about people who have weird pets.
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We call factoids derisively, of course.
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It's also derisively known as 'Snob Hill."'
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"I can manage that myself, and I don't need to be watched," Paul regarded us derisively.
Fiction book (1990) -
As early as the 1996 Olympics, Vargas asserted derisively of Oscar, "Back home, people hate him?"
Academic text (2013) -
The Pasha smiled derisively, while I was sunk in my dreams.
Fiction book (2001) -
Betty sniffed derisively, her common-sense mind far from clouded with rosy romantic images.
Fiction book (1991) -
The critic commented derisively about the movie, calling it a waste of time.
Synonyms
9
5.6
In a way that makes fun of someone to show you do not respect them
4
7.5
In a way that shows you have no respect for someone or something
3
7.3
With a look or voice that shows strong dislike and no respect
3
7.3
In a way that shows you do not respect someone and say bad things about them
2
5.9
In a rude way that tries to hurt someone's feelings
2
8.4
In a mocking, bitter way that shows strong dislike
1
8.1
In a way that says something is bad
1
7.9
Saying something in a very harsh and critical way
1
7.2
In a way that shows disrespect toward someone or something
1
8.8
In a sharp, often cruel way that can hurt people when joking or criticizing
1
9.9
In a very harsh and angry way that hurts people
In a mocking way that shows dislike and makes someone feel small
In a mocking way that shows you think someone is silly
In a rude way that shows you think someone is silly
In a rude, insulting way that shows clear disrespect
In a way that shows little respect for someone or their work
To criticise someone using very harsh, insulting words
Antonyms
How Mocking
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word derisively comes from Latin parts de- ('down') and ridere ('to laugh'), so it once meant 'to laugh down' on someone. Think of ridicule or ridiculous, which use the same root, and that helps explain why derisively means to mock or show scorn.