DERISORY


Meaning of DERISORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈrī-sə-rē, -zə- ]

adjective

Date: 1618

1. : expressing derision : derisive

2. : worthy of derision ; especially : laughably small

land could be bought for a derisory sum

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.