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dismissive
[ dis-mis-iv ]
adjective
- indicating dismissal or rejection; having the purpose or effect of dismissing, as from one's presence or from consideration:
a curt, dismissive gesture.
- indicating lack of interest or approbation; scornful; disdainful.
Other 51Թ Forms
- 徱·s· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dismissive1
Example Sentences
During their relationship, Tate was kind and loving, but he was also cold and dismissive, she said in the lawsuit.
They have also been dismissive of the daily protests sparked by the Georgian Dream's decision to suspend talks with the European Union on the country's future membership.
When a later foul was ruled on the floor, wiping out a made basket, he dismissively waved his hands at the refs in disbelief.
But Trump’s critics and other experts reject those defenses as alarmist, inaccurate and unduly dismissive of such policies’ downsides.
"The council, I remember, was dismissive. It felt like we were an inconvenience to them."
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