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Definition of Derisive
1. Adjective. Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule. "Taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
Similar to: Disrespectful
Derivative terms: Deride
Definition of Derisive
1. a. Expressing, serving for, or characterized by, derision.
Definition of Derisive
1. Adjective. Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing. ¹
2. Adjective. Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Derisive
1. expressing derision [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Derisive
Literary usage of Derisive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... horde, troop, troupe, platoon, squad, cohort, gaggle (derisive), circle, suite,
concourse, vexillum, turma, team, Hanse, watch, table, caravan, faction, ..."
2. The Monks of the West, from St. Benedict to St. Bernard by Charles Forbes Montalembert, Aurélien Courson (1872)
"Universal destruction in the East; universal confusion in the West. — Military
degradation; moral abjectness; derisive equality of the Roman CM- zaa; ..."
3. On the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Irish by Eugene O'Curry (1873)
"... to a musical instrument ; meaning of Telyn according to Owen's Welsh Dictionary;
Telyn originally perhaps a derisive name; ..."
4. A History of the Baptists: Traced by Their Vital Principles and Practices by Thomas Armitage (1887)
"Its wit was sharp and its squibs scurrilous, which accounts for the derisive
nickname coined there, ' Christians ;' and the sights MARS HILL. perpetrated at ..."
5. Se-quo-yah, the American Cadmus and Modern Moses: A Complete Biography of by George Everett Foster, Robbins, C. S (1885)
"... White Prisoner—A Letter— The Mania to Solve the Mystery of the Talking
Leaf—Se-quo-yah writes on Stone—A derisive Laugh—Stung to Action—Dreaming. ..."
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