Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a mocking or jeering manner; with ridicule, derision, or contempt; so as to disappoint, deceive, or cheat.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb By way of derision; in a contemptuous or mocking manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb said, written or done with the intent to
mock , orridicule .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a disrespectful and mocking manner
- adverb in a disrespectful jeering manner
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Examples
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Luz glanced over her shoulder at Raul, her expression mockingly dubious.
The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985
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Luz glanced over her shoulder at Raul, her expression mockingly dubious.
The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985
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Luz glanced over her shoulder at Raul, her expression mockingly dubious.
The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985
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"Thank you for the penny!" he called mockingly after her.
Men Don't Leave Me 2010
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"Why not enter, barbarian?" he called mockingly, with an exaggerated gesture of invitation.
The Conquering Sword of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005
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"Why not enter, barbarian?" he called mockingly, with an exaggerated gesture of invitation.
The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005
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'Why, not enter, barbarian?' he called mockingly, with an exaggerated gesture of invitation.
The Conan Chronicles Howard, Robert E. 1989
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"Why not enter, barbarian?" he called mockingly, with an exaggerated gesture of invitation.
Conan the Wanderer Howard, Robert E. 1974
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Below his rocky perch she came to a halt, her feet slightly apart in the sand, an impish twist to her lips as she called mockingly:
Key Out of Time Andre Norton 1958
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King Cloud.! "she called mockingly as it disappeared behind a hill.
Dragon on a Pedestal Anthony, Piers 1983
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