DERISORY


Meaning of DERISORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪraɪzəri ]

1.

If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory , you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.

She was being paid what I considered a derisory amount of money...

ADJ [ disapproval ]

2.

Derisory means the same as derisive .

...derisory remarks about the police.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

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