dismissive
adjective
dis·mis·sive
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Definition of dismissive
: 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
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With President Trump, there is a consistent use of dismissive, hateful, racist language that creates conditions that encourage or at least sanction the use of violence. — Los Angeles Times, "What role does ideology play in mass shootings?," 7 Aug. 2019 However, executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward is said to be dismissive of the idea, instead favouring the potential appointment of former player Darren Fletcher in an unspecified role. — SI.com, "Manchester United Eye Steve Walsh as Potential Candidate to Fill Director of Football Role," 19 June 2019 The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh, for example, has been dismissive of open-source investigations. — Muhammad Idrees Ahmad, The New York Review of Books, "Bellingcat and How Open Source Reinvented Investigative Journalism," 10 June 2019 And Salafist fighters terrified many Syrians who, while dismissive of Assad, did not welcome his replacement by religious fanatics with long beards. — Charles Glass, Harper's magazine, "“Tell Me How This Ends”," 10 Feb. 2019 Earlier this month Pelosi appeared dismissive of the influence of Ocasio-Cortez and the squad in an interview with the New York Times. — Reuters, The Mercury News, "Nancy Pelosi all smiles after meeting with Ocasio-Cortez," 26 July 2019 Some had been dismissive of the newspaper reports that said sharks had killed swimmers on the coast, because Americans at this time were fairly certain … sharks didn't bite people. — Matt Mccall, National Geographic, "2 weeks, 4 deaths, and the start of America's fear of sharks," 12 June 2019 July 14, 2019 Trump’s jab about Pelosi is a response to her recent dismissive comments about Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Pressley, and Tlaib. — Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, "AOC & Other Congresswomen Call Out Trump’s Racist Subtweet," 15 July 2019 Hilliard and the crew can share pictures and videos to make the creatures more personable and stress the importance of keeping them a part of the ecosystem, but people tend to have a short attention span and be dismissive. — Andrew Nicla, AZCentral.com, "Late hours, no pay, diminishing returns: Scouring the Arizona desert for black-footed ferrets," 10 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dismissive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for dismissive
dismissive
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of dismissive
: refusing to think about or consider something or someone
: showing that you do not think something or someone is worth thinking about or considering
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