Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - derisory
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Derisory
derisory
1. If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering. She was being paid what I considered a derisory amount of money... ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval 2. Derisory means the same as derisive. ...derisory remarks about the police. ADJ: usu ADJ n
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1.
adjective Date: 1618 1. expressing derision ; derisive 2. worthy of derision; especially laughably small land could be bought for a ~ sum ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
adj. 1 scoffing; ironical; scornful (derisory cheers). 2 so small or unimportant as to be ridiculous (derisory offer; derisory costs). Etymology: LL derisorius (as DERISION) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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4.
~ adj 1 an amount of money that is derisory is so small that it is not worth considering seriously (Unions described the pay offer as derisory.) 2 derisive (derisory comments) - derisorily adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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