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Mockingly

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Adverb

1. gibingly, jeeringly, mockingly

in a disrespectful jeering manner

2. derisively, derisorily, mockingly, scoffingly

in a disrespectful and mocking manner

Example Sentences:
'Sorry,' she repeated derisively'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mockingly

see synonyms of mockingly
verb
1. (when intr, often foll by at)
to behave with scorn or contempt (towards); show ridicule (for)
2. (transitive)
to imitate, esp in fun; mimic
3. (transitive)
to deceive, disappoint, or delude
4. (transitive)
to defy or frustrate
the team mocked the visitors' attempt to score
noun
5. 
the act of mocking
6. 
a person or thing mocked
7. 
a counterfeit; imitation
8. (often plural) informal
(in England and Wales) the school examinations taken as practice before public examinations
adjective (prenominal)
9. 
sham or counterfeit
10. 
serving as an imitation or substitute, esp for practice purposes
a mock battle
mock finals

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Mockingly

see synonyms of mockingly
verb transitive
1. 
to hold up to scorn or contempt; ridicule
2. 
to imitate or mimic, as in fun or derision; burlesque
3. 
to lead on and disappoint; deceive
4. 
to defy and make futile; defeat
the fortress mocked the invaders
verb intransitive
5. 
to show or express scorn, ridicule, or contempt; jeer
often with at
noun
6. 
an act of mocking; jibe; sneer
7. 
a person or thing receiving or deserving ridicule or derision
8. 
an imitation or counterfeit
adjective
9. 
sham; false; imitation; pretended
a mock battle
10. 
of or designating a food that imitates another
mock mincemeat
adverb
11. 
in a false or insincere manner
mock-sympathetic words

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Mockingly

see synonyms of mockingly
v. mocked, mock·ing, mocks
v.tr.
1.
a. To treat with ridicule or contempt; deride: was mocked for contradicting himself; mocked her superficial understanding of the issues. See Synonyms at ridicule.
b. To imitate in fun or derision: mocked his high-pitched voice.
c. To mimic or resemble closely: a whistle that mocks the call of seabirds.
2.
a. To frustrate the hopes or intentions of: "The massive blister mocked my efforts" (Willie Morris).
b. To cause to appear irrelevant, ineffectual, or impossible: "The Depression mocked the Puritan assumption that failure in life was the wages of sin when even the hardest-working, most pious husbands began to lose hope" (Walter McDougall).
v.intr.
To express scorn or ridicule; jeer: They mocked at the idea.
n.
1. The act of mocking.
2. An object of scorn or derision: became the mock of his associates.
adj.
Simulated; false; sham: a mock battle.
adv.
In an insincere or pretending manner: mock sorrowful.

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