Both Uses of
deride
in
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- A spurt of derisive laughter came from the tree man.†
Chpt 27derisive = contemptuous (treating as inferior and unworthy of respect)
- "Clock watcher," commented a girl derisively.
Chpt 43 *derisively = contemptuously (with treatment as inferior and unworthy of respect)
Definition:
to criticize with strong disrespect -- often
with humor
with humor