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derisory

 
Dictionary: de·ri·so·ry   (dĭ-rī'sə-rē, -zə-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Expressing derision; derisive.
  2. Laughable; ridiculous: a contribution so small as to be derisory.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
  Synonyms: absurd, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hånlig, latterlig, latterlig lille

Nederlands (Dutch)
bespottelijk

Français (French)
adj. - dérisoire, moqueur, railleur

Deutsch (German)
adj. - lächerlich (schlecht), spöttisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καταγέλαστος, γελοίος, σκωπτικός

Italiano (Italian)
derisorio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ridículo

Русский (Russian)
насмешливый, нелепый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - irrisorio, ridículo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hånfull

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
可笑的, 嘲笑的, 微不足道的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可笑的, 嘲笑的, 微不足道的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비웃는, 아주 미미한, 조소 받을 만한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 嘲笑的な, 笑うべき, 愚弄的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) تافه, باعث للسخريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מלגלג, מגוחך, לועג‬


 
 
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