1. ridiculously small or inadequate
2. expressing contempt or ridicule

Examples

• The company offered a derisory pay raise of only fifty cents per hour.
• After working overtime all month, she received a derisory bonus of twenty dollars.
• His derisory comments about her presentation hurt her feelings.
• The critics gave the movie derisory reviews, calling it a complete failure.
• The settlement amount was so derisory that the lawyers advised rejecting it.
• She gave him a derisory look when he suggested they walk thirty miles.
• The derisory applause showed the audience’s disappointment with the performance.