DERISORY

absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous

(adjective) so unreasonable as to invite derision; “the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework”; “that’s a cockeyed idea”; “ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer”; “a contribution so small as to be laughable”; “it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion”; “a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history”; “her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

derisory (comparative more derisory, superlative most derisory)

Laughably small or inadequate.

derisive; laughable; ridiculous

Source: Wiktionary

De*ri"so*ry, a. Etym: [L. derisorius: cf. F. dérisoire.]

Definition: Derisive; mocking. Shaftesbury.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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