dismissive
adjective
indicating dismissal or rejection; having the purpose or effect of dismissing, as from one's presence or from consideration.
dismissively
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a word derived from
dismissive.
Example Sentences
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O'Dwyer had researched alternative routes, but all were "dismissively rejected by you", the judge said.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Comey responded dismissively to the charges and vowed to fight them.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
The practice is dismissively referred to as “rating farming.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025
There is also considerable variation within metro areas, with low-mileage neighborhoods nestled in what is sometimes dismissively categorized as an undifferentiated mat of suburbs.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2025
Before, she might have laughed dismissively, and told her mother that she did not at all feel like a flower, but now she was too tired, it felt too much of an effort.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
