Derisive Definition

dĭ-rīsĭv, -zĭv, -rĭsĭv, -rĭz-
adjective
Mocking; jeering.
American Heritage
Showing derision; ridiculing.
Webster's New World
Provoking derision; ridiculous.
Webster's New World

Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.

The critic's review of the film was derisive.
Wiktionary

Origin of Derisive

  • From the participle stem of Latin dērīdeō (“I deride”).

    From Wiktionary

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