dismissively

Adverb

Meaning

dismissively (comparative more dismissively, superlative most dismissively)

In a dismissive manner

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Examples

Bruno occasionally likes to play Russian Roulette alone, a practice he refers to dismissively as "my little game". Source: Internet

Before Liddell's race, the American coach remarks dismissively to his runners that Liddell has little chance of doing well in his now far longer 400 metre race. Source: Internet

Asked about Rhode Island and New Hampshire beating the Bay State in reopening for business — and the prospect of our residents going to those states — Baker dismissively shrugged it off. Source: Internet

Dobbs blasted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after the Kentucky Republican spoke "dismissively" about the urgency to build the wall. Source: Internet

Her sisters' respective became sensations, and though The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848) sold well and quickly gained notoriety, Anne's reputation was submerged after her death, especially once wrote dismissively of her work. Source: Internet

It’s still considered a derogatory word today if used by a heterosexual person to dismissively refer to a homosexual person. Source: Internet

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