derisorius

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Latin

Etymology

From Latin dērīdeō ("to laugh at, to mock, to deride").

Pronunciation

Adjective

dērīsōrius (feminine dērīsōria, neuter dērīsōrium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. serving for laughter, ridiculous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

References

  • derisorius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • derisorius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.