Derisory

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Derisory \De*ri"so*ry\, a. [L. derisorius: cf. F. d['e]risoire.]
     Derisive; mocking. --Shaftesbury.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  derisory
       adj : completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd
             excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a
             cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a
             nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be
             laughable"; "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}, {cockeyed}, {idiotic}, {laughable},
              {ludicrous}, {nonsensical}, {preposterous}, {ridiculous}]