derisory
adjective
[ dɪˈrʌɪs(ə)ri ]
• ridiculously small or inadequate.
• "they were given a derisory pay rise"
Similar:
inadequate,
insufficient,
tiny,
small,
minimal,
trifling,
paltry,
pitiful,
miserly,
miserable,
negligible,
token,
nominal,
ridiculous,
laughable,
ludicrous,
risible,
preposterous,
absurd,
insulting,
contemptible,
outrageous,
measly,
stingy,
lousy,
pathetic,
piddling,
piffling,
mingy,
poxy,
nickel-and-dime,
• another term for derisive.
• "his derisory gaze swept over her"
Similar:
mocking,
ridiculing,
jeering,
scoffing,
jibing,
pillorying,
teasing,
derisive,
snide,
disdainful,
disparaging,
denigratory,
dismissive,
slighting,
detracting,
contemptuous,
sneering,
scornful,
taunting,
insulting,
caustic,
scathing,
sarcastic,
satirical,
lampooning,
snidey,
sarky,
contumelious,
Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘derisive’): from late Latin derisorius, from deris- ‘scoffed at’, from the verb deridere (see derision).
