
Derisory
Understatement
Use 'derisory' when something is so small, it almost feels like an understatement or joke.
They called his life's work a derisory endeavor.
Expectation vs Reality
'Derisory' often highlights a disappointing discrepancy between what is expected and what is offered.
Her inheritance was a derisory amount, far less than she anticipated.
Almost Insulting
'Derisory' can imply that an offer is not just small but offensively so.
The workers received a derisory pay raise proposal.
Compare with
AbsurdDisparageInsultLaughableMockPreposterousRidiculousScornful
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