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say it: dur-IS-iv
derisive is an adjective meaning "abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule". It is pronounced /dɚˈɪsɪv/ — dur-IS-iv. It carries one recorded sense.
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
“derisive laughter”
“a jeering crowd”
“her mocking smile”
“taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for derisive come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.