Hypertext Webster Gateway: "derisively"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Derisive \De*ri"sive\, a.
Expressing, serving for, or characterized by, derision.
``Derisive taunts.'' --Pope. -- {De*ri"sive*ly}, adv. --
{De*ri"sive*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
derisively
adv : in a disrespectful and mocking manner; "`Sorry,' she
repeated derisively" [syn: {scoffingly}, {derisorily},
{mockingly}]
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