| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. By way of derision or mockery.[Websters]
2. In a baffling manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a rallying manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a beguiling manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a sporting manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a disparaging manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a slighting manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Adverbial inflection of the verb-based adjective deriding.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Base (Deriding) | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb deride.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (deride) | 1. Treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics".[Wordnet]. 2. To laugh at with contempt; to laugh to scorn; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: deriding, derided, derides, derider, deriders, deridingly and deridedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DERIDINGLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1678. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DERIDINGLY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adverb] By way of derision or mockery. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
