Definition of Derisiveness. Meaning of Derisiveness. Synonyms of Derisiveness

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Definition of Derisiveness

Derisiveness
Derisive De*ri"sive, a. Expressing, serving for, or characterized by, derision. ``Derisive taunts.' --Pope. -- De*ri"sive*ly, adv. -- De*ri"sive*ness, n.

Meaning of Derisiveness from wikipedia

- Mockery or mocking is the act of insulting or making light of a person or other thing, sometimes merely by taunting, but often by making a caricature,...
- disgust of influential critics such as Roger Ebert, who was prone to derisively condemn such moves, with gestures such as "The Wagging Finger of Shame"...
- "Club Fed" is a derisive term used in North America to refer to a prison whose accommodations are seen as less severe than many other prisons. Club Fed...
- longtime civic leader James S. T. Stranahan, who became known (often derisively) as the "Baron Haussmann of Brooklyn" for championing Prospect Park and...
- in the early 1980s who promoted maneuver warfare tactics, and who were derisively referred to as Jedi by more conventional officers who were satisfied with...
- brackets to indicate it is not part of the quotation. Sic can also be used derisively to direct the reader's attention to the writer's spelling mistakes and...
- endearingly, or cordially. In the Southern United States, Yankee is a derisive term which refers to all Northerners, and during the American Civil War...
- practice, many amateurs claimed more than actual expenditure, and the derisive term "shamateur" was coined to describe the practice. The game underwent...
- Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act in his memory. It is also known (derisively) as the Mickey Mouse Protection Act. He championed the restoration of...
- treble. As a derisive slang term, it refers to a do-gooder or someone who is morally upright, in the same sense that "Boy Scout" (also derisively) refers to...