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derisives

derisives is the plural of derisive.

Meaning of derisive

Noun

derisive (plural derisives)

  1. (rare) A derisive remark.
    • The three lambs stood at bay, huddled close together, and helplessly bleated feeble derisives at the wolf who has headed them off from safety; but their polite and Englishy tone was a source of Homeric laughter to this Thersites of the Pleasance.1894, Samuel Rutherford Crockett, The Stickit Minister: And Some Common Men, page 173

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Questions about derisives

What is derisives the plural of?
Derisives is the plural of derisive.

Words near derisives in the dictionary

  1. derisions
  2. derisive
  3. derisively
  4. derisiveness
  5. derisivenesses
  6. derisives
  7. derisk
  8. derisked
  9. derisking
  10. derisks
  11. derisorily

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