derisory

英[dɪ'raɪs(ə)rɪ;-z-] 美[dɪ'raɪsəri]

1. completely devoid of wisdom or good sense;: "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"