Derisive

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  • adjective. Mocking; jeering.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Expressing, serving for, or characterized by, derision.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.
  • adjective. Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule.
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  • adjective. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
    • Word Usage
    "Acutely sensitive to what people thought of him and his game, his reputation as a great player was in such disrepair it seemed like everywhere he turned, he was being called derisive nicknames."
    Equivalent
    disrespectful  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    decisive  dismissive  divisive  incisive  indecisive  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    disdainful  dismissive  exultant  gleeful  hoarse  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abusive  arrogant  audacious  aweless  back-biting  
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