Associations to the word «Derisory»

Wiktionary

DERISORY, adjective. Laughably small or inadequate.
DERISORY, adjective. Derisive; laughable; ridiculous

Dictionary definition

DERISORY, adjective. Incongruous;inviting ridicule; "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".

Wise words

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement.
Alfred Adler