[dɪˈrʌɪs(ə)ri], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- ridiculously small or inadequate
(e.g: they were given a derisory pay rise)



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Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘derisive’): from late Latin derisorius, from deris- ‘scoffed at’, from the verb deridere (see derision)