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10 LIVRES EN ANGLAIS EN RAPPORT AVEC «DERISORY»
Découvrez l'usage de
derisory dans la sélection bibliographique suivante. Des livres en rapport avec
derisory et de courts extraits de ceux-ci pour replacer dans son contexte son utilisation littéraire.
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
adjective 1 it was sold at auction for a derisory sum: inadequate, insufficient, tiny,
small, minimal, trifling, paltry, pitiful; miserly, miserable; negligible, token, nominal
; ridiculous, laughable, ludicrous, risible, preposterous, absurd; insulting, ...
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A Dictionary of Modern English Usage: The Classic First Edition
Pronounce dar-. de règie, de rigueur. See FRENCH WORDS. derisory. The OED
definitions (dated 1894) make no distinction between this & derisive, being
almost in the same words for both. About the meaning of derisive (conveying
derision, ...
H. W. Fowler, David Crystal, 2009
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The Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words
1 ridiculously small or inadequate: they were given a derisory pay rise. 2 another
term for DERISIVE: his derisory gaze. USAGE: Although the words derisory and
derisive share similar roots, they have different core meanings. Derisory usually ...
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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
<a ...
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Oxford A-Z of English Usage
Although the words derisory and derisive share similar roots, they have different
core meanings. Derisory usually means 'ridiculously small or inadequate', as in a
derisory pay offer or the security arrangements were derisory. Derisive, on the ...
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The Facts on File Guide to Good Writing
Derisive means “expressing or causing derision” (dismissed with a derisive wave
of the hand), while derisory means “worthy of derision” (a derisory effort). derisory
/derisive See DERISIVE/DERISORY. desert/dessert These two nouns are ...
derisory. derisive adjective, means showing in an unkind way that you think
someone or something is ridiculous: His mouth twisted in a derisive smile. This is
also an infrequent synonym for derisory. derisory adjective, means very small
and ...
Graham Pointon, Stewart Clark, 2014
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Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage
Although their meanings have coincided since their first appearance in the 17c,
in current use they are for the most part kept separate, derisive meaning 'scoffing,
scornful' as in derisive laughter and derisive remarks and derisory meaning ...
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Advanced Learner's Dictionary
SEE PANEL. de rigueur (da ri'gs: ) ad/ necessary through etiquette or custom:
Dark suits are derigueur < French: of strictness, compulsory. derive (di'raiv) vb 1
obtain from a particular source: She derives great pleasure derisive or derisory?
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The Sterling Book Of Word Perfect
Derisive/Derisory. Derisive : showing scan or mackery. The president's
assurances were met by derisive laughter from the crowd. Derisory : that
deserves derision. Your remark about the manager was derisory.
10 ACTUALITÉS CONTENANT LE TERME «DERISORY»
Découvrez de quoi on parle dans les médias nationaux et internationaux et comment le terme
derisory est employé dans le contexte des actualités suivantes.
Stoke City: Sevilla to land Steven Nzonzi for £7million
While links with some of the Premier League's top six failed to materialise in to a bid, Sevilla were the first to try their luck with a 'derisory' ... «Stoke Sentinel, juil 15»
Is Alexander Hamilton Owed His Ten Spot?
... an annual return of only 6.5%, a rate that would have been considered derisory in 1626 among the merchants of Amsterdam or London. «Wall Street Daily, juil 15»
Wolves want to keep Kevin McDonald
... inflammatory interview, in which he admitted his future was in the balance and that Wolves had put forward a derisory contract offer. «expressandstar.com, juil 15»
Rumour Mill: Tuesday, July 7 - Tigers' bid for Gray on hold, Owls eye …
... enquiries over the wing-back's availability, proposing a deal that could be worth up to £3m, only for the Tigers to dismiss that as derisory. «Yorkshire Post, juil 15»
Tube strike can beat the bosses
So is this year's derisory pay offer. Talks fell apart when unions rejected bosses' “final offer”. After months of nothing bosses gave the unions ... «Socialist Worker, juil 15»
Chris Trotter: Rebuilding Labour's party vote crucial to success in …
... alongside Labour's name on election night would not have been a derisory 25, but a much more respectable 34 – almost certainly enough to ... «The Press, juil 15»
Everton should give Manchester United short shrift if they bid for …
A £28million offer for Baines AND Fellaini was rejected out of hand by angry Goodison chiefs with the figure described as “derisory and ... «Liverpool Echo, juil 15»
Man City FFP lift paves way for improved Raheem Sterling bid …
... Aidy Ward, has made his position on Merseyside untenable courtesy of some ridiculous wage demands and derisory public statements. «This Is Anfield, juil 15»
Richard Neville to sue police for $1.4m after being shot in crossfire
This month, after rejecting an offer of $5000 that he regards as derisory, he's taking police to court to demand compensation. The lives of ... «Stuff.co.nz, juil 15»
Watching to see which way Angloplat jumps
... market and the still not-so-healthy outlook for the global economy, it's conceivable that there are some rather derisory offers on the table. «Times LIVE, juil 15»
