v. t.
And the Pharisees, also, . . . derided him. Luke xvi. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sport that wrinkled Care derides.
And Laughter holding both his sides. Milton.
n. One who derides, or laughs at, another in contempt; a mocker; a scoffer. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. By way of derision or mockery. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. derisio: cf. F. dérision. See Deride. ]
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall have them in derision. Ps. ii. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]
Satan beheld their plight,
And to his mates thus in derision called. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
I was a derision to all my people. Lam. iii. 14.
a. Expressing, serving for, or characterized by, derision. “Derisive taunts.” Pope. --
a. [ L. derisorius: cf. F. dérisoire. ] Derisive; mocking. Shaftesbury. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ From Derive. ] That can be derived; obtainable by transmission; capable of being known by inference, as from premises or data; capable of being traced, as from a radical;
All honor derivable upon me. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
The exquisite pleasure derivable from the true and beautiful relations of domestic life. H. G. Bell. [ 1913 Webster ]
The argument derivable from the doxologies. J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. By derivation. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Derivation. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The derival of e from a. Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. derivatus, p. p. of derivare. See Derive. ] Derived; derivative. [ R. ] H. Taylor. --