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Dismissively meaning

In a dismissive manner

Using Dismissively

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a dismissive manner
  • In the example corpus, dismissively often appears in combinations such as: dismissively as, dismissively to.

Context around Dismissively

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Dismissively

  • In this selection, "dismissively" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, somewhat, bolduan, baker, erdogan, insult and sing stand out and add context to how "dismissively" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an arm dismissively and and oz dismissively says that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dismissively" sits close to words such as abad, abovementioned and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dismissively

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The cashier shook her head dismissively and said she didn’t understand. (12 words)

CNN's Kate Bolduan dismissively brushed off at Donald surrogate's filibuster on the economy. (15 words)

Why did the former president so dismissively insult one of his most loyal White House aides? (16 words)

Oz is informed they’ve recovered about 30% of their supply of Drops from the flood but that it could be contaminated, and Oz dismissively says that won’t be a concern to the addicts buying the drugs. (38 words)

Referring dismissively to Dr Balbir Singh as the ‘Subedar of Patiala appointed by Delhi’, Khaira said that decisions pertaining to the party matters of AAP in Punjab will have to be taken in Punjab henceforth. (35 words)

But when the activist posted the Amnesty International about Israel’s policy of detaining children and Tamimi in particular, most of the group’s members — all of them Syrian — reacted dismissively. (31 words)

Why did the former president so dismissively insult one of his most loyal White House aides? (16 words)

Example sentences (19)

Somewhat dismissively, Erdogan refers to Kilicdaroglu as "Bay Kemal", or Mr. Kemal, an informal form of address rarely used in adult conversations.

Why did the former president so dismissively insult one of his most loyal White House aides?

Before you dismissively sing the Billy Joel lyrics “Who needs a house out in Hackensack,” you might want to ask how close that house might be to their downtown.

But parts of the British crew were unimpressed, with one dismissively referring to Cameron not by his name but as “the Yank”.

CNN's Kate Bolduan dismissively brushed off at Donald surrogate's filibuster on the economy.

Oz is informed they’ve recovered about 30% of their supply of Drops from the flood but that it could be contaminated, and Oz dismissively says that won’t be a concern to the addicts buying the drugs.

Asked about Rhode Island and New Hampshire beating the Bay State in reopening for business — and the prospect of our residents going to those states — Baker dismissively shrugged it off.

Then Eyzaguirre pointlessly and provocatively runs into Maschio on the other wing, before trotting away waving his arms dismissively.

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With a contemptuous “meh” she waves her hand dismissively as if to say “there’s no hope for a delinquent like you”, and waddles away.

A light-hearted suggestion that, in Britain, Chief Tijuone is now quite famous himself, snaps him out of his reverie and he waves an arm dismissively.

He added dismissively that there are “350 million people and that’s the best we can do” with Democratic candidates.

Southee to Bairstow, that's just too short at his pace and Bairstow clubs the ball dismissively through the legside for four.

The cashier shook her head dismissively and said she didn’t understand.

But when the activist posted the Amnesty International about Israel’s policy of detaining children and Tamimi in particular, most of the group’s members — all of them Syrian — reacted dismissively.

Referring dismissively to Dr Balbir Singh as the ‘Subedar of Patiala appointed by Delhi’, Khaira said that decisions pertaining to the party matters of AAP in Punjab will have to be taken in Punjab henceforth.

Sam was critical of the CEO of Winfresh, Bernard Cornibert, whom he dismissively referred to as ‘Lord Cornibert’, for the change.

Yet it is only two months since Crouch rejected that case quite dismissively, characterising standing’s advocates as just a “vocal minority” and saying “the clubs aren’t convinced either”.

Before Liddell's race, the American coach remarks dismissively to his runners that Liddell has little chance of doing well in his now far longer 400 metre race.

Bruno occasionally likes to play Russian Roulette alone, a practice he refers to dismissively as "my little game".

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Common combinations with dismissively

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • dismissively as
  • dismissively to

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dismissively" in a sentence?
An example: "Somewhat dismissively, Erdogan refers to Kilicdaroglu as "Bay Kemal", or Mr. Kemal, an informal form of address rarely used in adult conversations." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "dismissively" from authentic English texts.
What does "dismissively" mean?
Dismissively means: In a dismissive manner
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