derisive

Who acts: you, someone, Showing, bully, she, crowd · What happens: show, think, be, mock, deserve, laugh · To what, where: derisive laugh, race, derisive noises, other team, kind, derisive cackle · Speech: someone speaks here

«derisive» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: derisive in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Showing that you think someone or something is stupid or worthless; mocking: «a derisive laugh».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Showing	show	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	13 mocking	csubj
2	that	that	SCONJ	_	4 think	mark
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 think	nsubj
4	think	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Showing	ccomp
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 stupid	nsubj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 something	cc
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 someone	conj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 stupid	cop
9	stupid	stupid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 think	ccomp
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 worthless	cc
11	worthless	worthless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 stupid	conj
12	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 mocking	punct
13	mocking	mock	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
14	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 mocking	punct
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	18 laugh	punct
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 laugh	det
17	derisive	derisive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 laugh	amod
18	laugh	laugh	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 mocking	obl
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	18 laugh	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 mocking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	show	gerund				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	think speech: other	present	you			vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	is	present	someone		stupid property	tree rules
4	be		someone not said here			tree rules
5	mock	gerund	Showing	a derisive laugh		vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: less common — kept apart, not parsed.

Deserving to be laughed at; ridiculous (better said «derisory»).

The tree, 9 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Deserving	deserve	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 ridiculous	advcl
2	to	to	PART	_	4 laughed	mark
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 laughed	aux:pass
4	laughed	laugh	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Deserving	advcl
5	at	at	ADP	_	4 laughed	obl
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	1 Deserving	punct
7	ridiculous	ridiculous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 said	punct
9	better	good	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	10 said	ccomp
10	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 ridiculous	parataxis
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 derisory	punct
12	derisory	derisory	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 said	ccomp
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 derisory	punct
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	10 said	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 ridiculous	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	roles by
1	deserve	gerund	tree rules
2	laugh	to-infinitive · passive	vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»
3	say speech: assert	past	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The bully gave a derisive laugh.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bully	det
2	bully	bully	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 laugh	det
5	derisive	derisive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 laugh	amod
6	laugh	laugh	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the bully	a derisive laugh					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent laugh=Theme

Example 2

"You? Win a race?" she said with a derisive snort.

Sentence 1: "You?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 You	punct
2	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	root	root
3	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 You	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: Win a race?" she said with a derisive snort.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Win	win	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 race	det
3	race	race	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Win	obj
4	?	?	PUNCT	_	1 Win	punct
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	1 Win	punct
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 said	nsubj
7	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Win	parataxis
8	with	with	ADP	_	11 snort	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 snort	det
10	derisive	derisive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 snort	amod
11	snort	snort	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 said	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Win	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	win	imperative	you not said here	a race					tree rules
2	say speech: assert in a quote	past	she					with a derisive snort	vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent with snort=Manner

Example 3

The crowd made derisive noises at the other team.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 crowd	det
2	crowd	crowd	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	derisive	derisive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 noises	amod
5	noises	noise	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	9 team	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 team	det
8	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 team	amod
9	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the crowd	derisive noises		the other team			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset noise=Product

Example 4

Derisive comments online can be a kind of bullying.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Derisive	derisive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 comments	amod
2	comments	comment	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 kind	nsubj
3	online	online	ADV	_	2 comments	advmod
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 kind	aux
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 kind	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 kind	det
7	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 bullying	case
9	bullying	bullying	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 kind	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 kind	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	can	Derisive comments	a kind				of bullying	tree rules

Example 5

The witch's derisive cackle echoed in the cave.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 witch	det
2	witch	witch	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cackle	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 witch	case
4	derisive	derisive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 cackle	amod
5	cackle	cackle	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	echoed	echo	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 cackle	acl
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 cave	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 cave	det
9	cave	cave	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 echoed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 cackle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	echo	participle		the witch's derisive cackle not said here		the cave			vn sound_existence-47.4 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cave=Location
2	cackle		the witch						nom cackle «event intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

He ignored their derisive looks and kept practising.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 ignored	nsubj
2	ignored	ignore	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 looks	nmod:poss
4	derisive	derisive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 looks	amod
5	looks	look	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 ignored	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 kept	cc
7	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 ignored	conj
8	practising	practise	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 kept	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ignored	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	ignore	past	He	their derisive looks	vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent look=Theme
2	keep	past	He not said here		tree rules
3	practise	gerund	He not said here		tree rules

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