DERISORY - Definition

Pronunciation:		di'rIsuree
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[adj] completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "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"

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	Synonyms:	absurd, foolish, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Deri"sory\, a. [L. derisorius: cf. F. d['e]risoire.] Derisive; mocking. --Shaftesbury.