dismissively
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5.5
- adverb
- /dɪsˈmɪsɪvli/
:
despectivamente
- Every time I've brought it up, my neighbor dismissively claims she's quote working on it, but I've never once seen her walk the dog or even leave the house.
But not just regular mean, dismissively, sneeringly mean.
- But not just regular mean, dismissively, sneeringly mean.
Examples
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"He's far fonder of Meg than he is of me," she said dismissively.
Fiction book (1996) -
He shrugged dismissively at the suggestion, showing he had no interest in pursuing it.
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Then, after a few small hours, she'd ask me dismissively when I planned to return.
Fiction book (2002) -
I was part of that 5% who you so dismissively refer to as "welfare."
Blog text (13) -
" I suppose some people would say so," Diana said dismissively.
Fiction book (2000) -
"I do not agree," she said, waving her hand dismissively.
Academic text (2010) -
"I don't know about that," he said, quickly and dismissively, his eyes averted.
Blog text (34) -
Shouldn't we open it?" Yoshitake replied dismissively to the elderly Tai's comment.
Fiction book (1996) -
Fayth's head swiveled around, her dark eyes narrowing on Ridley before turning dismissively back to contemplate the flames.
Fiction book (2002) -
Oh, that?" She gestured dismissively at the patch of earth which now sported a vaguely girl-shaped indentation.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
15
8.1
In a cheerful, careless way that shows little concern
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6.9
Showing little care or interest in a casual way
4
7.5
In a way that shows you have no respect for someone or something
4
6.0
In a way that shows strong dislike and disrespect
4
7.8
In a way that shows someone thinks they are better or smarter than other people
3
8.2
In a proud way that shows no concern for other people's feelings or safety
3
8.0
In a way that shows little respect and treats things lightly
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7.3
In a way that shows you do not respect someone and say bad things about them
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7.3
With a look or voice that shows strong dislike and no respect
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8.6
Acting as if you are better than other people
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7.8
In a way that shows lack of respect for things people take seriously
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6.5
Without thinking about other people's feelings
In a way that shows little respect for someone or their work
In a rude way that shows you think someone is silly
To act or speak in a way that shows you do not like something
Antonyms
How Dismissive
Surface Forms
Morphology
dismissively = dismissive (transparent) = dismiss + ive + ly
The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'dismissive' with '-ly', so the meaning is straightforwardly recoverable.
Etymology
Dismissively comes from dismiss, which joins dis- 'away' and miss 'send', the same idea as the common English word 'send'. So, to dismiss someone is to 'send them away' or treat them as 'not important', and dismissively describes that cold, uninterested way of acting.