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Definition of Dismissively
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dismissively
Literary usage of Dismissively
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"The crusty-punk waved his hand dismissively. "Sure, whatever. But what happens
if your network gets shut down? Or if you decide to start eavesdropping on ..."
2. French Perceptions of the Early American Republic, 1783-1793by Peter P. Hill by Peter P. Hill (1988)
"There are still students of the era who are wont to observe dismissively that if
the ancien regime did us no particular ..."
3. Taking the Profit Out of Drug Trafficking: The Battle Against Money edited by Bill McCollum (2001)
"... know the crime of money laundering is taking place inside the bank's doors
and of being dismissively reduced to being on the outside trying to look in, ..."
4. Fingers to the Bone: United States Failure to Protect Child Farmworkers by Lee Tucker, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (2000)
"Asked if he wore gloves, a mask, or any protective clothing, he waved his hand
dismissively and said "Naw ..." The landowner had told him it was nothing to ..."
5. Medicare+Choice Program After One Year: Hearing Before the Committee on edited by Michael Bilirakis (1998)
"... without just throwing in more money, is something I think ought not to be
regarded as dismissively as, it seems to me, we have regarded it to date. ..."
6. Black Ants and Buddhists: Thinking Critically and Teaching Differently in ...by Mary Cowhey by Mary Cowhey (2006)
"She raised her hand to silence me, and then waved it dismissively, saying, "I've
heard all that before. The other teachers who had those arguments, ..."
7. Ill-Equipped: U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness by Sasha Abramsky (2003)
"... what some observers dismissively term "drive-by" visits. Psychiatrists visit
even less frequently, and then only to check on medication. ..."
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