dérisoire

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dērīsōrius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.ʁi.zwaʁ/

Adjective

dérisoire (plural dérisoires)

1. (of an amount) paltry, trivial
2. (of power or strength) hollow, pathetic

Related terms

• dérision
• ridicule
• risible
• rire

Further reading

• “dérisoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.