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Derisory

usgb/dɪˈraɪsəri/Volume
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UnderstatementPlay
Use 'derisory' when something is so small, it almost feels like an understatement or joke. SlideThey called his life's work a derisory endeavor.
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Expectation vs RealityPlay
'Derisory' often highlights a disappointing discrepancy between what is expected and what is offered. SlideHer inheritance was a derisory amount, far less than she anticipated.
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Almost InsultingPlay
'Derisory' can imply that an offer is not just small but offensively so. SlideThe workers received a derisory pay raise proposal.