derisive

Example Sentences

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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

His father used the derisive German term “der Gauner,” which means crook or swindler.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

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