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dismissing

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //dɪsˈmɪsɪŋ// UK //dɪsmˈɪsɪŋ// dis·miss·ing

adj. showing that you do not think something or someone is important or worthy of attention.

adj. characterized by a lack of respect or interest; treating as unworthy of serious consideration. Often used predicatively after 'feel' or 'seem'.


SIMPLE

She gave him a cold, dismissing look.

CONTEXTUAL

The manager offered a dismissing wave of her hand and returned to her desk.

COMPLEX

His tone was not merely dismissive but actively hostile, suggesting a deep-seated resentment toward the new policy.

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Typically used attributively before a noun or predicatively after a linking verb.

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