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derision [dɪˈrɪʒən] N no pl

advisory [ədˈvaɪzərɪ] ADJ

priory [ˈpraɪəri] N

derogatory [dɪˈrɑːgətɔːri, Brit -ˈrɒgətəri] ADJ

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Goh described these damages as derisory and appealed.
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The punishment was derisory, a fine that could be met by a day's wages.
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To the schoolboy's lasting mortification, his favourite teacher led the class in a gale of derisory laughter.
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Many mathematicians were suspicious and even derisory about it.
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The level of informed debate by our political representatives is derisory.
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Sadly, he may never serve even this derisory term of incarceration.
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Those bids were immediately rejected out of hand as derisory and insulting.
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Both men received derisory vote shares.
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He fought as few as a dozen duels, a derisory number compared to the great duellists of his day.
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Both consistently record a derisory party vote share in all main polls.
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