dismissive
Example Sentences
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“We talk about recreation and short hop travel, and sometimes folks can be a little dismissive about that. I think that’s a huge mistake.”
From Los Angeles Times
Some fans were enthusiastic—“that was actually a pretty sincere and well written letter”— while others were dismissive: “How many times has he apologized, and then just did something even worse?”
That’s because their profitability perpetuates animation’s dismissive status as suited only for families or kids.
From Los Angeles Times
“That could be encouraging the majors to be less dismissive of trading, and who better than Glencore to acquire that capability from?”
Jack is so blustery, so loudly and quickly dismissive of Priya’s good ideas, that the phrase “doth protest too much” springs to mind.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
