Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Serving to dismiss.
  • adjective Showing indifference or disregard.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Giving dismission; dismissory: as, “the dismissive writing,”

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Giving dismission.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Showing disregard, indicating rejection, serving to dismiss.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective showing indifference or disregard
  • adjective stopping to associate with

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Examples

  • Georgiana nodded to one corner, her expression dismissive.

    The Laird Who Loved Me Karen Hawkins 2009

  • Georgiana nodded to one corner, her expression dismissive.

    The Laird Who Loved Me Karen Hawkins 2009

  • Georgiana nodded to one corner, her expression dismissive.

    The Laird Who Loved Me Karen Hawkins 2009

  • The Clinton group problems, teamed with what she calls the dismissive or at best distracted air that characterized communications with the Facebook staff, fueled her fears.

    Sara Hebert: Facebook: Not Controlling Your Politics 2008

  • Mr. Layton also took a strip off Mr. Harper for what he described as a dismissive and disdainful attitude towards workers who have lost their jobs.

    Top Stories - Google News 2008

  • So he couches his preferred outcome in dismissive language.

    Balkinization 2007

  • So he couches his preferred outcome in dismissive language.

    Balkinization 2007

  • So he couches his preferred outcome in dismissive language.

    Balkinization 2007

  • So he couches his preferred outcome in dismissive language.

    Balkinization 2007

  • So he couches his preferred outcome in dismissive language.

    Balkinization 2007

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