dismissive

adjective

dis·mis·sive dis-ˈmi-siv

: serving to dismiss or reject someone or something : having or showing a disdainful attitude toward someone or something regarded as unworthy of serious attention

He responded to the question with a dismissive wave.

In the past, Westerberg had been dismissive of Bob's playing, but he says relistening to the early records gave him a new perspective.—

Bob Weir

dismissively adverb

Writer Tom Fontana's violent, realistic drama debuted five years ago and uninitiated viewers still dismissively call it "that prison show on HBO." —

Ian Rothkerch

These are not people who speak dismissively of the brain's capabilities. —

Brad Leithauser

dismissiveness noun

The work of feminist scholars, both individually and collectively, has been greeted in some quarters with impatience, irritation, dismissiveness, even contempt. —

Cullen Murphy

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In the following weeks, Donald Trump was dismissive of Harris’s sororal affiliations. —

Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 Another woman who attended the meeting says the leadership staffers there were dismissive of the womens’ claims. —

Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024 Berle is haughtily dismissive of these upstarts and predicts they will be forgotten. —

Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2024 This resulted in a pattern of verbally dismissive and abusive behaviors that prompted his involuntary termination, sources said. —

Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dismissive