All 3 Uses of
deride
in
Little Dorrit
- Here the parrot, who had been standing on one leg since he screamed last, burst into a fit of laughter, bobbed himself derisively up and down on both legs, and finished by standing on one leg again, and pausing for a reply, with his head as much awry as he could possibly twist it.†
Chpt 1.33
- In delivering this charge to Tinkler, Mr Dorrit looked severely at him, and also kept a jealous eye upon him until he went out at the door, mistrusting that he might have something in his mind prejudicial to the family dignity; that he might have even got wind of some Collegiate joke before he came into the service, and might be derisively reviving its remembrance at the present moment.†
Chpt 2.5
- Derisive laughter and cheering from...
Chpt 2.8 *derisive = treating as inferior and unworthy of respect (often with mocking)
Definition:
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(deride) to criticize with strong disrespect -- often
with humor