dismissively en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English dismissive Middle English -ly English -ly English dismissively From dismissive + -ly.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more dismissively | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most dismissively | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
de herablassend (in a dismissive manner) · de wegwerfend (in a dismissive manner) · de abweisend (in a dismissive manner)