Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- By way of derision or mockery.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb By way of derision or mockery.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
deriding way;mockingly .
Etymologies
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Examples
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When he turned back to Charisse seconds later and after Stefàn was out of earshot, he deridingly asked, “Is that your man?”
Who Said It Would Be Easy Cheryl Faye 2011
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When he turned back to Charisse seconds later and after Stefàn was out of earshot, he deridingly asked, “Is that your man?”
Who Said It Would Be Easy Cheryl Faye 2011
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When he turned back to Charisse seconds later and after Stefàn was out of earshot, he deridingly asked, “Is that your man?”
Who Said It Would Be Easy Cheryl Faye 2011
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When he turned back to Charisse seconds later and after Stefàn was out of earshot, he deridingly asked, “Is that your man?”
Who Said It Would Be Easy Cheryl Faye 2011
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The filling is the afore-mentioned and aptly-named Hieronymus, deridingly known as Hero by a sarcastic midshipman.
Archive 2007-07-01 Neth 2007
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The filling is the afore-mentioned and aptly-named Hieronymus, deridingly known as Hero by a sarcastic midshipman.
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And Dio, he had secured a few during the year since Antonia had left him, Marco recalled deridingly.
The Bellini Bride Reid, Michelle 2002
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You know, when I went up there, a lot of people deridingly referred to me as "the governor of a small southern state," and thought that nobody who came from the backwater of America had enough sense to do that job.
Remarks By The President To The People Of Bradley County ITY National Archives 1999
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"I keep thinking those bottle tops may be worth something," he said deridingly as they joined Trixie in the living-room.
The Secret Of The Mansion Campbell, Julie, 1908- 1984
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"I keep thinking those bottle tops may be worth something," he said deridingly as they joined Trixie in the living-room.
The Secret of the Mansion Campbell, Julie, 1908- 1984
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