derisory

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Notwithstanding the derisory mood of the 1970s, the sense of loss and of destiny denied would arrive much later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

"All too often, the sentences handed down against the perpetrators of antisemitic offences and crimes seem derisory," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Tanya Wakeley, a teacher St Cecilia's College in Londonderry, and vice president of the National Education Union in Northern Ireland, said the 5.5% offer was "insulting and derisory".

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025

The NASUWT's Justin McCamphill also told BBC News NI that the latest pay offer was "derisory".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2023

His defence had been weak; it struck us as almost derisory; and Mr. Hansombody agreed with me in a whisper that under similar circumstances he or I could have made a better fight for it.

From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir