Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - derisory
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Derisory
derisory
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adj. 1 scoffing; ironical; scornful (derisory cheers). 2 so small or unimportant as to be ridiculous (derisory offer; derisory costs). Etymology: LL derisorius (as DERISION) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. 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. She was being paid what I considered a derisory amount of money... ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval 2. Derisory means the same as derisive. ...derisory remarks about the police. ADJ: usu ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj 1 an amount of money that is derisory is so small that it is not worth considering seriously (Unions described the pay offer as derisory.) 2 derisive (derisory comments) - derisorily adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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