1. in a manner that expresses contempt, mockery, or ridicule toward someone or something
Usage: formed from the adjective 'deriding' or verb 'deride'

Examples

• He spoke deridingly about her artistic ambitions, dismissing them as unrealistic.
• The critic deridingly referred to the film as 'a masterpiece of mediocrity.'
• She smiled deridingly at his attempt to impress her with his knowledge.
• The audience laughed deridingly when the politician stumbled over his words.
• He deridingly suggested that the plan would never work in practice.
• They deridingly mocked his old-fashioned fashion sense.