DERISORY Meaning of DERISORY in English adj. 1 scoffing; ironical; scornful (derisory cheers). 2 so small or unimportant as to be ridiculous (derisory offer; derisory costs). [ LL derisorius (as DERISION) ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012