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Meaning of derisory


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  derisory
      adj 1: incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that
             the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask
             a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a
             contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is
             ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous
             attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her
             conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather
             dull children was ridiculous" [syn: {absurd}, {cockeyed},
             {derisory}, {idiotic}, {laughable}, {ludicrous},
             {nonsensical}, {preposterous}, {ridiculous}]


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