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Adjective: derisory  di'rI-su-ree
  1. Incongruous; inviting ridicule
    "the derisory excuse that the dog ate his homework"
    - absurd, cockeyed, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous

See also: daft, deride, dumb, foolish, stupid

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