"derisory" in the adjective sense

1. absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous

so unreasonable as to invite derision

"the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"

"that's a cockeyed idea"

"ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"

"a contribution so small as to be laughable"

"it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"

"a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"

"her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.

View WordNet® License