" derisory "

1: intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value;

  * e.g., " ... a literary snob, she invariably used the derisory term the boob tube when referring to television "

•  Synonyms : 

•  belittling,

•  contemptuous,

•  decrying,

•  degrading,

•  demeaning,

•  denigrative,

•  denigratory,

•  deprecatory,

•  depreciative,

•  depreciatory,

•  derogative,

•  derogatory,

•  detractive,

•  disdainful,

•  disparaging,

•  pejorative,

•  scornful,

•  slighting,

•  uncomplimentary

•  Antonyms : 

•  commendatory,

•  complimentary,

•  laudative,

•  laudatory

2: so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter;

  * e.g., " ... the pawnbroker offered what I regarded as a derisory amount for the diamond ring "

•  Synonyms : 

•  absurd,

•  cockamamy,

•  comical,

•  derisive,

•  farcical,

•  laughable,

•  ludicrous,

•  pathetic,

•  preposterous,

•  ridiculous,

•  risible,

•  silly

•  Antonyms : 

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