Sentences with derisive
de·ri·sive
D d - There was a short, derisive laugh.
- The critic's review of the film was derisive.
- At first, Tania, Phil and Sally are derisive about the mysterious plague that is killing off their schoolmates.
- It is condemnatory of proper moral standards and derisive of what should be more considered cultural attitudes in more enlightened times.
- The plot of the film was so derisive that the audience began to jeer.
- derisive heckling.
- The nickname is still in use, though these days with an affectionate rather than derisive tone.