dismissive

dismissive
[[t]dɪ̱smɪ̱sɪv[/t]]
ADJ-GRADED: oft ADJ of n
If you are dismissive of someone or something, you say or show that you think they are not important or have no value.

Mr Jones was dismissive of the report, saying it was riddled with inaccuracies.

...the dismissive attitude scientists often take in regard to questions such as telepathy or homeopathic medicine.

Derived words:
dismissively ADV-GRADED usu ADV with v, also ADV adj

`Critical acclaim from people who don't know what they're talking about is meaningless,' he claims dismissively.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • dismissive — [dismis′iv] adj. 1. Rare dismissing or expressing dismissal 2. haughty and contemptuous, condescending, etc. in dismissing from consideration dismissively adv …   English World dictionary

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  • dismissive — dis|mis|sive [ dıs mısıv ] adjective reacting to something in a way that shows you do not think it is worth paying attention to: dismissive of: Many scientists are dismissive of a link between mobile phones and cancer …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • dismissive — UK [dɪsˈmɪsɪv] / US adjective reacting to something in a way that shows you do not think it is worth paying attention to dismissive of: Many scientists are dismissive of a link between mobile phones and cancer …   English dictionary

  • dismissive — dismissively, adv. /dis mis iv/, adj. 1. indicating dismissal or rejection; having the purpose or effect of dismissing, as from one s presence or from consideration: a curt, dismissive gesture. 2. indicating lack of interest or approbation;… …   Universalium

  • dismissive — adjective refusing to consider someone or something seriously (+ of): Why, I wonder, is Mr Sykes so dismissive of the protesters? dismissively adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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