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derisory
adjective as in contemptuous
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adjective as in crazy
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adjective as in farcical
adjective as in laughable
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adjective as in laughing
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adjective as in paltry
adjective as in piddling
adjective as in ridiculous
Example Sentences
Her mocking, derisory laughter as she ribbed him with personal attacks and then watched as he lost his cool and pushed back angrily.
"It's just a terrible way to treat human beings - and I have heard from several sub-postmasters who have received similarly derisory offers, while others are still waiting."
The Nipsa union, which represents the vets, said their walkout was over a "decision to impose a derisory pay award of £552" for civil service staff.
The Conservative government has offered a 6% pay increase to the doctors, but the British Medical Association, the doctors’ union known as the BMA, called this “derisory.”
The Conservative government has offered a 6% pay increase to the doctors, but the British Medical Association, the doctors’ union, called this “derisory.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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