Meanings
adverbdismissively (comparative more dismissively, superlative most dismissively)
comparative more dismissively · superlative most dismissively
- In a dismissive manner.
Letter writers who criticize the president have long been responding dismissively to claims they suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome […] and the May 6 example drew particularly pointed replies.
2020 May 9, Paul Thornton, “Opinion: Who really has 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'? Not his critics, readers say”, in The Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2020
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
German herablassend, abweisend
- herablassendin a dismissive manner
- abweisendin a dismissive manner
- wegwerfendin a dismissive manner
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APA
dismissively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismissively
MLA
“dismissively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismissively. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dismissively,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dismissively.
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