derided
derided adjective: disparaged; subject to criticism or mockery. Also the simple past and past participle of deride.
Adjective
derided (comparative more derided, superlative most derided)
- Disparaged; subject to criticism or mockery.
- […] but while they own what G. Fox hath written, and that he writ it with a perfect spirit: I say untill they do make some Recantation or Retractation: or shew the Reasons why they doe not, H. Norton who keeps more plainly to his Principles is to windward of them, and the Foxians do but strip...1872, Publications of the Narragansett Club: George Fox digg'd out of his burrowes, page 257
- There is nothing more derided than the raptures of a young affection.1906, Sir William Robertson Nicoll, The Key of the Blue Closet, page 201
Also used as
derided is also the simple past and past participle of deride.
Forms of derided
| comparative | more derided |
|---|---|
| superlative | most derided |
Words formed from derided
Questions about derided
- What does derided mean?
- Derided means disparaged; subject to criticism or mockery.
- What part of speech is derided?
- Derided is an adjective.
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