dismissive
[dis-mis-iv]
- 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.
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Origin of dismissive
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Related Words for dismissive
cocky, dismissive, domineering, bloated, boastful, cavalier, conceited, contemptuous, cool, disdainful, egotistic, haughty, high-handed, huffy, imperious, insolent, lofty, narcissistic, ostentatious, overbearingExamples from the Web for dismissive
Contemporary Examples of dismissive
Hogue says that when he returned to the table and tried to enter the conversation, Cosby was dismissive.
Klein is simultaneously not only cynical about political leaders, but dismissive of them.
The stock market wasn't quite as dismissive of Murdoch's $80 billion bid as Time Warner was.
Don’t Count Rupert Murdoch Out Yet: Why The Magnate Hasn’t Given Up on Time WarnerDaniel Gross
July 16, 2014
To both of those concerns, however, Herz is dismissive in three parts.
Lockheed Martin, the lead contractor on the F-35B, was dismissive.
Historical Examples of dismissive
Edna bent her head with a dismissive nod, and continued her frivolous conversation with the Count.
Mark GildersleeveJohn S. Sauzade
Word Origin and History for dismissive
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