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dismissively

🇬🇧 UK/dɪs'mɪsɪvli/🇺🇸 US

Definitions

adv.

In a manner that shows something is not worth serious attention; scornfully

轻蔑地;不屑一顾地

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
disnot, apart, away
+
misssend, let go
+
ivetending to, having the nature of
+
lyin the manner of
=dismissively

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He dismissively rejected the proposal without giving it serious thought.

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