derisory

adjective

1. characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking: derisive heckling.

adjective

1. subject to or worthy of derision, esp because of being ridiculously small or inadequate
2. another word for derisive

adjective

1. showing or characterized by derision; mocking; scornful

adj.

1610s, from Latin derisorius, from derisor “derider,” agent noun from deridere (see deride).

adj.

1620s, “characterized by derision,” from Latin deris-, past participle stem of deridere (see derision) + -ive. Meaning “ridiculous” is from 1896. Related: Derisively.