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Adjectives
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derisive
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gibelike
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jeering
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mocking
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taunting
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
“derisive laughter”
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“a jeering crowd”
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“her mocking smile”
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“taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'”
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mocking
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teasing
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quizzical
playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
“his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air” (Lawrence Durrell)
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