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Webster 1913 Edition


Derisive

De-ri′sive

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Adj.
Expressing, serving for, or characterized by, derision.
“Derisive taunts.”
Pope.
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De-ri′sive-ly
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adv.
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De-ri′sive-ness
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Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Derisive

DERISIVE

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Adj.
Containing derision; mocking; ridiculing.
Derisive taunts.