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- Dictionaryderisory/dɪˈrʌɪs(ə)ri/
adjective
- 1. ridiculously small or inadequate: "they were given a derisory pay rise" Similar
- 2. another term for derisive
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The meaning of DERISORY is expressing derision : derisive. How to use derisory in a sentence.
adjective. formal disapproving us / dɪˈraɪ.ɚ.i / uk / dɪˈraɪ.s ə r.i / Add to word list. A derisory amount of money is so small it is silly: We were awarded a derisory sum. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Of little or less importance. be in/under someone's shadow idiom. be neither here nor there idiom. big deal. biggie. fiddling.
adjective. formal disapproving uk / dɪˈraɪ.s ə r.i / us / dɪˈraɪ.ɚ.i / Add to word list. A derisory amount of money is so small it is silly: We were awarded a derisory sum. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Of little or less importance. be in/under someone's shadow idiom. be neither here nor there idiom. big deal. biggie. fiddling.
If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
Derisory definition: subject to or worthy of derision, esp because of being ridiculously small or inadequate. See examples of DERISORY used in a sentence.
Definition of derisory adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The adjective derisory means so absurd that it makes you laugh, like your friend's derisory offer to buy your valuable baseball card collection for a dollar. You can use this adjective in two ways. First, it means "ridiculously inadequate."
