derisive as an adjective: - 1
derisive
adjective
1 derisive
Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule:
— Derisive laughter.
synonyms: gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting.
Roget 856:
derisory,
derisive;
mock,
mocking;
sarcastic,
ironic,
ironical,
quizzical,
burlesque,
Hudibrastic†;
scurrilous
etc.
(disrespectful)
929.
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Roget 930:
contemptuous;
disdainful,
scornful;
withering,
contumelious,
supercilious,
cynical,
haughty,
bumptious,
cavalier;
derisive.
contemptible,
despicable;
pitiable;
pitiful
etc.
(unimportant)
643;
despised
etc.
v.;
downtrodden;
unenvied†.
unrespectable
(unworthy)
874.
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Roget 929:
disrespectful;
aweless,
irreverent;
disparaging
etc.
934;
insulting
etc.
v.;
supercilious,
contemptuous,
patronizing
etc.
(scornful)
930;
rude,
derisive,
sarcastic;
scurrile,
scurrilous;
contumelious.
unrespected†,
unworshiped†,
unenvied†,
unsaluted†;
unregarded†,
disregarded.
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Polish: zjadliwy, zgryźliwy
Moby thesaurus: abusive, arrogant, audacious, aweless, back-biting, bantering, belittling, biggety, bitchy, blackening, blameful, bluff, bold, booing, brash, brassy, brazen, bumptious, calumniatory, calumnious, catcalling, catty, censorious, chaffing, challenging, cheeky, chutzpadik, cocky, condemnatory, contemptuous, contumelious, crusty, damnatory, daring, defamatory, defiant, defying, denunciatory, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, derisory, derogative, derogatory, detractory, discourteous, disdainful, disparaging, disregardful, disrespectful, execrating, execrative, execratory, facy, fleering, flip, flippant, fooling, fresh, gally, gratuitous, greatly daring, grinning, hissing, hooting, impertinent, impudent, insolent, invective, inveighing, irreverent, jeering, joshing, judgmental, kidding, leering, libelous, malapert, minimizing, mocking, nervy, objurgatory, panning, pejorative, pert, priggish, quizzical, ragging, railing, rallying, razzing, regardless of consequences, reproachful, reprobative, reviling, ridiculing, roasting, rude, sassy, saucy, scandalous, scoffing, scurrile, scurrilous, slanderous, slighting, smart, smart-alecky, smart-ass, smirking, sneering, snickering, sniggering, snorting, taunting, teasing, twitting, uncalled-for, vilifying, vituperative, wise-ass ... show more.
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