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   de·ri·so·ry

   /dəˈrīs(ə)rē/

   adjective

   • 1. ridiculously small or inadequate: "they were given a derisory pay rise" Similar inadequateinsufficienttinysmallminimaltriflingpaltrypitifulmiserlymiserablenegligibletokennominalridiculouslaughableludicrousrisiblepreposterousabsurdinsultingcontemptibleoutrageousinformal:measlystingylousypatheticpiddlingpifflingmingypoxynickel-and-dime
   • 2. another term for derisive

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘derisive’): from late Latin derisorius, from deris- ‘scoffed at’, from the verb deridere (see derision).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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