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Deridingly

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de·ride  (d-rd)
tr.v. de·rid·ed, de·rid·ing, de·rides
To speak of or treat with contemptuous mirth. See Synonyms at ridicule.

[Latin drdre : d-, de- + rdre, to laugh at.]

de·rider n.
de·riding·ly adv.


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While the focus has rested on the sixtieth anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy and subsequent operations in North-West Europe, little attention was paid to the "D Day Dodgers," as Lady Astor deridingly called the Italian theatre soldiers.
 
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