English Explanatory Dictionary

derisible

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Deserving derision (“treatment with disdain or contempt”).

Pronunciation

/dɪˈɹɪzɪb(ə)l/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-derisible.wav /dəˈɹɪzəbəl/

Word forms

derisible more derisible most derisible

Etymology

PIE word *de From Latin *dērīsibilis (compare Italian derisibile (“that may be derided”)) + English -ible (a variant of -able (suffix meaning ‘able or fit to be done’ forming adjectives)). *Dērīsibilis is derived from dērīsus + -ibilis (a variant of -bilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon)); while 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- (“to rotate; to turn”), in the sense of turning the mouth to smile).

Synonyms

contemptible deridable derisive abject filthy base beggarly blameworthy carrion cheap choical cringing damnable dedecorous degraded deplorable derisible despicable despisable dirty discreditable disdainable disgraceful dishonorable disreputable execrable groveling hylic hylical ignoble ignominious inglorious lame laughable loathsome lousy low ludicrous mean mean-spirited miserable obscene outrageous paltry pathetic pissass pitiable pitiful plebeian punk putrid reprehensible reprehensive reptile reptilian reptitious ridiculous risible roynish scabbed

Antonyms

respectable underisive

Related words

deridable deride derider derision derisive derisively derisiveness derisory risibility risible risibleness risibly underisive
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