derisible en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /dɪˈɹɪzɪb(ə)l/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /dəˈɹɪzəbəl/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Latin *dērīsibilis (compare Italian derisibile, “deridable”), from dērīsus + -ibilis (whence English -ible), a variant of -bilis (adjective-forming suffix that denotes the capacity or worth of being acted upon). Dērīsus is the perfect passive participle of dērīdeō (“to laugh at, make fun of, mock, deride”), from dē- (intensifying prefix) + rīdeō (“to laugh; to laugh at, mock, ridicule”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (originally “to rotate or turn”, then specifically “to turn the lips [for a smile]”), root also of English worth, weird and -ward(s).
Meanings
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Deserving derision (“treatment with disdain or contempt”).
I flung myself before him on my knees, and with floods of tears besought him to release me from this engagement, assuring him that my cowardice was abject, and that in every point of intellect and character I was his hopeless and derisible inferior.
1885, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fanny Van de Grift Stevenson, “Story of the Destroying Angel”, in More New Arabian Nights: The Dynamiter, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 45:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most derisible | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more derisible | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Relateds
underisive · derisiveness · deridable · derisive · derision · deride · risibly · derisively · derider · risibility · risibleness · derisory · risible
Synonyms
ugly · abject · groveling · uncool · ignominious · scummy · despisable · worthless · contemptible · shit · disreputable · inglorious · derisive · beggarly · mean · plebeian · base · dishonorable · risible · laughable · reptilian · unwashed · obscene · outrageous · trashy · vulgar · unworthy · sleazy · scurvy · hylical · putrid · despicable · lame · dirty · choical · scabbed · wretched · slimy · carrion · disdainable · contemptible · pathetic · cringing · damnable · reptile · weak · loathsome · reprehensive · dedecorous · discreditable · paltry · pissass · shabby · scald · cheap · unmentionable · uncommendable · sorry · filthy · unsophisticated · reptitious · low · pitiable · deridable · punk · roynish · mean-spirited · pitiful · ludicrous · derisible · vile · scornworthy · degraded · ridiculous · blameworthy · shameful · sordid · slavish · miserable · ignoble · reprehensible · deplorable · deridable · execrable · disgraceful · hylic · lousy
Translations (5)
th ขัน (deserving derision) · tr gülünç (deserving derision) · tr kepaze (deserving derision) · it derisibile (deserving derision) · tr rezil (deserving derision)