10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DERISIBLE»
Discover the use of
derisible in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
derisible and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
The OED notes that in legal prose dereliction is still used in the neutral sense of
physical abandonment; if this sense persists at all in current legal usage, it is
obsolescent. derisive derisory;
derisible. Derisive - scoffing; expressing derision
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2
Seductive Resistance: The Poetry of Théophile Gautier
First there is the virginal trepasste in her made-to-measure coffin, the derisive
and derisible consummation of the hymen between her and the ver (whose
homophony with vers cannot be ignored7), and the equally derisive and derisible
...
Constance Gosselin Schick, 1994
3
Garner's Modern American Usage
Language-Change Index de rigueur misspelled ✳de rigeur or ✳de riguer: Stage
1 derisive; derisory; ✳derisible. Derisive = scoffing; expressing derision. Derisory
= worthy of derision or of being scoffed at. Although derisive and derisory at one ...
4
Mapping time: the calendar and its history
The. Gregorian. Calendar. S. Intolerable,. horrible,. and. derisible. The Julian
calendar had several defects. The average number of days in its year was 365.25
, whereas the true length of the tropical year was about 365.24219 mean solar
days ...
Edward Graham Richards, 1998
The Prime Minister's decision to investigate the activities of the Institute of Race
Relations, the Christian Institute, NUSAS, and the University Christian Movement,
is derisible. All these organisations have a common characteristic - they ...
That stone had been shattered when Danno had opened the door and had
realised the derisible naivety of his own assumption. Anton had failed to come to
work that day because there had been nothing for him to do. The silk, so nearly ...
7
Spinoza's Critique of Religion
... reason in respect of the laws of nature as a whole.2,99 All disharmonies in the
human realm — all things derisible, contra-rational or evil — are resolved in the
harmony of the universe. 232 spinoza's critique of religion.
8
Smile of Discontent: Humor, Gender, and Nineteenth-Century ...
Furthermore, authority in the hands of a woman is hardly recognizable as
authority (hidden as it is among petticoats) and is so weakened, so emasculated,
as to be derisible both to the little boys and to the narrator who tells this anecdote.
9
Whitewashed: America’s Invisible Middle Eastern Minority
Though the whiteness requirement on the books until 1952 may, at first blush,
appear antiquated and derisible to modern sensibilities, we are not as far
removed from it as we would like to think. Consider the recent debate over illegal
...
10
Applications of Statistics to Industrial Experimentation
When we come to great experimenters—~and we do not come to them often, or
they to us~-~the requirement of randomization is derisible. Their reportable
experiments are nearly always crucial; results must strike all (well, nearly all) ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DERISIBLE»
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derisible is used in the context of the following news items.
Can a man ever get away with wearing cowboy boots?
... left our streets unchecked, to slowly drown in the bounteously more ludicrous top-knot, or indeed any number of derisible hipster trends? «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
'Flash crash' trader set to battle bail conditions
They added that Sarao had no children, no car and no real ties to the U.K. and said that the £50,00 already paid was "derisible." ... «CNBC, May 15»
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. To Return In June or July... Gameplan: Optional
Despite quitting, Chavez told Showtime's Jim Gray that he was winning the fight at the time of the stoppage; which was simply derisible, as he ... «thaboxingvoice, Apr 15»
Brian Williams' Future
“He'll probably be back,” Wes speculates, even overcoming the derisible endorsement of Dan Rather. Dan, your endorsement could be the kiss ... «American Spectator, Feb 15»
Hindsight is 2020 vision among hurling's faithful
A large dollop of football action and two largely sensible pieces of research have been overshadowed by a derisible piece of conceit and ... «Irish Independent, Jan 15»
'Aspiring fashion designers exposed to exploitation'
... side of the industry in which aspiring designers are often paid derisible amounts with the excuse that they are undergoing a "learning period." «Korea Times, Jan 15»
The Funniest Movies Over The Past 30 Years
Perfecting the mockumentary style and the "awkward humor" gambit, 'Computer Chess' delivers hilariously derisible characters and oddball ... «Hollywood.com, Oct 14»
Alan Cash is caught between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
To have suddenly discovered one at this time would be the most derisible shenanigan in political history. Consequently a vote for Alan would ... «GhanaWeb, Sep 14»
Michelle Mitchell: "I'm not one for the status quo"
The idea that the big society can step in and fill the gaps left by retreating state provision is derisible, she says: "We have nearly 9,000 ... «Third Sector, Aug 14»
This Odiously Transphobic Article Must Be Read to Be Believed
Either way, her association between trans people and child predation is so oblivious and derisible that I have to believe it arises more from ... «Slate Magazine, Aug 14»
