derisively adv 1: in a disrespectful and mocking manner; "`Sorry,' she repeated derisively" [syn: {derisively}, {scoffingly}, {derisorily}, {mockingly}]
Derisive \De*ri"sive\, a. Expressing, serving for, or characterized by, derision. "Derisive taunts." --Pope. -- {De*ri"sive*ly}, adv. -- {De*ri"sive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]