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Definition of dismissive adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dismissive

adjective
 
/dɪsˈmɪsɪv/
 
/dɪsˈmɪsɪv/
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  1. dismissive (of somebody/something) showing that you do not believe a person or thing to be important or worth considering synonym disdainful
    • a dismissive gesture/tone
    • She was always dismissive of other women in the office.
    • Other critics were equally dismissive.
    • She was very dismissive of his achievements.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • sound
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • of
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See dismissive in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
halfway
adverb
 
 
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