derisive
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He ticked through each, using derisive language to highlight what he viewed as their past failings and deficiencies.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
The phrase carries a derisive jeer, a suggestion that anyone born into fame and wealth gets to glide through life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
In addition to regulatory overbreadth, the Supreme Court has signaled that derisive comments are also important evidence of unconstitutional animus.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2025
The Crew’s new stadium, which opened in 1999, looked like a hunk of metal that lived up to its derisive nickname, “The Erector Set.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2024
Simon broke off and turned to Piggy who was looking at him with an expression of derisive incomprehension.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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