derisive
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It was a time when creator Scott Adams wasn’t just a recognizable name but something of an aspirational one, when “the Dilbert guy” was more an affectionate nickname than a derisive shorthand.
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2026
The title sounds derisive, but the show is anything but.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Democrats are used to derisive criticism from Trump, of course.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2025
He also appeared to be adopting a new derisive nickname for him.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
He heard loud, wild peals of derisive laughter crashing all about him and caught blurred glimpses of wicked, beery faces smirking far back inside the bushes and high overhead in the foliage of the trees.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing derisive
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 2
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