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derisive

Derisive means verbal abuse, expressing ridicule or mocking someone. (adjective)

An example of something that would be described as derisive is a tirade of verbal abuse and jeering.

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See derisive in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See derisive in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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