Webster's Dictionary 1828

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DERELICTION

DERELICTION, noun1. The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim; an utter forsaking; abandonment.2. The state of being left or abandoned.3. A leaving or receding from; a...

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DERIDE

DERIDE, verb transitive [Latin To laugh.] To laugh at in contempt; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to treat with scorn by laughter.The Pharisees also-derided him....

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DERIDED

DERIDED, participle passive Laughed at in contempt; mocked; ridiculed.

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DERIDER

DERIDER, noun1. One who laughs at another in contempt; a mocker; a scoffer.2. A droll or buffoon.

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DERIDING

DERIDING, participle present tense Laughing at with contempt; mocking; ridiculing.

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DERIDINGLY

DERIDINGLY, adverb By way of derision or mockery.

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DERISION

DERISION, noun1. The act of laughing at in contempt.2. Contempt manifested by laughter; scorn.I am in derision daily. Jeremiah 20:7.3. An object of derision or contempt; a laugh...

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DERISIVE

DERISIVE, adjective Containing derision; mocking; ridiculing.DERISIVE taunts.

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DERISIVELY

DERISIVELY, adverb With mockery or contempt.

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DERISORY

DERISORY, adjective Mocking; ridiculing.

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DERIVABLE

DERIVABLE, adjective1. That may be derived; that may be drawn, or received, as from a source. Income is derivable from land, money or stocks.2. That may be received from ancesto...

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DERIVATE

DERIVATE, noun A word derived from another.

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DERIVATION

DERIVATION, noun1. The act of deriving, drawing or receiving from a source; as the derivation of an estate from ancestors, or of profits from capital, or of truth or facts from ...

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DERIVATIVE

DERIVATIVE, adjective1. Derived; taken or having proceeded from another or something preceding; secondary; as a derivative perfection; a derivative conveyance, as a release.2. A...

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DERIVATIVELY

DERIVATIVELY, adverb In a derivative manner; by derivation.

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DERIVE

DERIVE, verb transitive [Latin A stream.]1. To draw from, as in a regular course or channel; to receive from a source by a regular conveyance. The heir derives an estate from hi...

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DERIVED

DERIVED, participle passive Drawn, as from a source; deduced; received; regularly conveyed; descended; communicated; transmitted.

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DERIVER

DERIVER, noun One who derives, or draws from a source.

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DERIVING

DERIVING, participle present tense Drawing; receiving; deducing; communicating; diverting or turning into another channel.

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DERMAL

DERMAL, adjective Pertaining to skin; consisting of skin.

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DERMOID

DERMOID, adjective Pertaining to the skin; a medical term.

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DERN

DERN, adjective Solitary; sad; cruel.

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DERNFUL

DERNFUL, adjective Sad; mournful.

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DERNIER

DERNIER, adjective Last; final; ultimate; as the dernier resort.

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DERNLY

DERNLY, adverb Sadly; mournfully.

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DEROGATE

DEROGATE, verb transitive [Latin To ask, to propose. In ancient Rome, rogo was used in proposing new laws, and derogo, in repealing some section of a law. Hence the sense is to ...

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DEROGATED

DEROGATED, participle passive Diminished in value; degraded; damaged.