derisive
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Derisive in tone it may be, but the lasting impression of “Rashomon” is of Kurosawa’s compassionate concern for human beings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
Derisive fingers were pointed at the elongated necks, piggy eyes, distorted sloping shoulders, characteristic of the Modigliani manner.
From Time Magazine Archive
Derisive Wet whoops from both sides of the House squelched crestfallen Congressman Blanton.
From Time Magazine Archive
Derisive whistles greeted the tenor's vain struggles for the high notes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Derisive shouts of laughter followed the unhappy man as he was carried away.
From Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea by Webb, Archibald
Vocabulary lists containing derisive
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 2
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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Things Fall Apart
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