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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Derisory \De*ri"so*ry\, a. [L. derisorius: cf F. d['e]risoire.] Derisive; mocking. --Shaftesbury. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: derisory adj : so devoid of wisdom or good sense as to be laughable; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be derisory"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" [syn: {absurd}, {ludicrous}, {nonsensical}, {preposterous}, {ridiculous}]
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