derisive Play adjectiveExpressing contempt or ridicule. SYNONYMS causticcontemptuouscontumeliousdenigratoryderisorydetractingdisdainfuldismissivedisparaginginsultingjeeringjibinglampooningmockingpilloryingridiculingsarcasticsarkysatiricalscathingscoffingscornfulslightingsneeringsnidesnideytauntingteasing