Derisory: adj. (word coming from the Low Latin derisorius, from deridere “to make fun of”).
The adjective “derisory” has several meanings:
1. Old meaning: Which is said or done in derision; contemptuous, mocking.
Your ridiculous tone.
2. Modern meaning: Which is so insufficient that it seems a mockery (ridiculous; insignificant, minimal, pitiful).
A pittance.
3. Who deserves to be ridiculed.
– Quote from the French writer and poet, member of the French Academy Maurice Gen...
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