Sentences with phrase «used derisive»
2) Children who were more negative with a peer had fathers who were more intrusive and less engaged, and mothers who used derisive humor more.
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Children who showed more positive affect during peer play had mothers who used derisive humor less, and were less intrusive and critical.
Children whose parents were intrusive, disengaged, and used derisive humor were more likely to have negative peer play with their best friends (being angry, crying, making negative comments, not complying with task instructions).
Not exact matches
If the complaint is vile, do not lower yourself to the same level and use name calling and a derisive tone.
The word «pervert» in America is a derisive term used for pedophiles and the se.xually deviant.
That fact has prompted the Collins / Faso amendment to earn the derisive nickname «the Buffalo Bribe,» which Cuomo used in his call with reporters.
This may sound a bit derisive but I actually like velvet when it's used sparingly.
The term itself has become toxic; it's now mostly used as a derisive codeword thrown by liberals disgusted with the mainstream media's long refusal to recognize the racism and hatred that fueled at least a large part of Trump's victory.
The film resembles a particularly irritating and impenetrable video game juxtaposed with pages torn from the jug - heavy EASY RIDER magazine and scenes paraded out of the Big Book of Movie Clichés, all performed by a cast that provides a definitive example of the way «legendary» can be used in a derisive sense.
Other derisive terms used by Howe's detractors include: «unwarranted,» «illegal,» «highhanded,» and «tyrannical.»
To be met with a derisive «Make your argument using a few fancy words and numbers and equations» (as in the comment to which this is a reply) reinforces the question of whether the conversation is about science at all.
In fact, a supposed news report that is extremely derisive of skeptics used the term «consensus» while mocking those who refused to buy into NOAA's recent revelation.