dismissive

[ dis-mis-iv ]

adjective

1. indicating dismissal or rejection; having the purpose or effect of dismissing, as from one's presence or from consideration:

   a curt, dismissive gesture.

2. indicating lack of interest or approbation; scornful; disdainful.

Other Words From

• dis·missive·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of dismissive¹

First recorded in 1635–45; dismiss + -ive

Example Sentences

As such, when Jinx commits her terrorist attack, both the immediate victims and Piltover citizens overall are aggressively dismissive of arguments about Zaunian social justice.

From Salon

Trump was famously dismissive of those who served and died in this nation’s wars, calling the fallen in a cemetery in France “losers” and once asking Kelly, whose son is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, “What’s in it for them?”

From Salon

An email from April 2021 from Wiltshire Police Inspector Gill Hughes said national security unit Special Branch had been “very dismissive” of the information provided about Mr Skripal’s poisoning by the force’s control room, the inquiry was told.

From BBC

I think he realized he sounded dismissive.

From Los Angeles Times

A few weeks ago one of Russia’s most acerbic news anchors was completely dismissive of Harris’s political abilities.

From BBC

Related Words

• aloof
• arrogant
• averse
• contemptuous
• derisive
• haughty
• unsympathetic