dismissiveadj.

Brit.

/dɪsˈmɪsɪv/, U.S.

/dəˈsmɪsɪv/

Etymology: < dismiss v. + -ive suffix.

a. Of the nature of, or characterized by, dismissal; tending to dismiss; valedictory.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > [adjective] > of or relating to sending away or dismissal

dimissory1581

dismissive1645

dismissing1802

1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 53 The law of Moses..only requires the dismissive writing without other caution.

1683 O. U. Parish-churches No Conventicles 32 The Ite missa, or dismissive Blessing.

1888 A. S. Wilson Lyric of Hopeless Love 131 The loves peruse the leaf To find no revelancy there Dismissive of unsolved despair.

b. Tending to dismiss from consideration as insignificant; characterized by rejection, contemptuous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adjective] > contemptuous

ollinga1200

hokerfula1275

scorningc1325

deignousc1330

despitousa1340

disdainousc1374

lightlya1400

scornfula1400

despiteous14..

endeignousc1400

hathlya1425

spitefulc1440

despitefula1450

fastidious?a1475

contemptuous1534

disdainfula1542

huff-nosed1542

lightliful1552

dainful1577

contemptible1594

sdeignful1596

disdained1598

contemptful1604

contemning1605

overlookinga1619

slight1632

slightinga1637

slightya1640

despisable1644

despicable1662

sneering1692

scornful1704

saucy1716

vilipendinga1722

fastidiose1730

unappreciating1833

scorny1836

high-sniffing1837

sniffy1871

sneery1872

sneerful1880

pejorativea1888

dismissive1930

sniffish1933

fuck you1962

the mind > language > statement > refusal > [adjective] > rejecting

rejective1656

non-acceptant1718

repudiative1802

dismissive1930

repudiant1930

1930 Observer 22 June 7 What gives length to his shot is the concentration of force on each moment of impact, and a similar dismissive violence is achieved when the final couplet of the Byronic mode adds witty rhyme to witty sense.

1966 Listener 27 Oct. 631/1 The visual rhetoric towards the end of the film—people drinking, listening to music, holidaying—was banal and dismissive, an unrelated flourish suggesting abstract happiness.

1974 J. I. M. Stewart Gaudy xi. 201 He produced a graciously dismissive inclination of the head.

1982 Encounter Apr. 42 Their dicta Relegated to dismissive footnotes.

Derivatives

disˈmissively adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adverb] > contemptuously

lightlyOE

scornlichec1300

despitouslyc1320

hokerfullyc1330

scornfullyc1380

despisantly1389

deignouslyc1440

scorninglyc1440

contemningly1471

a-scornc1485

disdaininglyc1485

despiteouslya1500

disdainouslya1513

disdainishly?1529

a-swash1530

contemptuously1530

disdainfullya1533

despitefully1535

disdainedly1535

contemptibly1577

snuffingly1577

floutingly1580

despisingly1591

slightly1601

indignantly1602

contemptedly1605

overly1610

slightfully1627

despicably1637

slightingly1654

contemnibly1702

sneeringly1711

slightily1740

snottily1864

sniffingly1873

sufficiently1893

sniffily1902

pooh-poohingly1903

dismissively1922

the mind > language > statement > refusal > [adverb] > by way of rejection or repudiation

asidec1440

in the negative1647

disavowedly1698

rejectingly1832

dismissingly1880

dismissively1922

1922 W. J. Locke Tale of Triona vii. 70 ‘He has written a book on Russia,’ replied Olivia dryly. ‘I'm fed up with Russia,’ said Lydia dismissively.

1968 S. Hill Gentleman & Ladies i. iv. 42 ‘Some personal bits and pieces,’ he said dismissively, ‘all shares in property..jointly to be shared between my sisters.’

1972 T. Stoppard Jumpers i. 18 She flaps a hand dismissively at the jumpers.

1985 ‘A. T. Ellis’ Unexplained Laughter 107 ‘I have a great deal to do,’ she said in a dismissively grown-up voice.

Draft additions 1993

disˈmissiveness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun] > state or quality of being contemptuous

deignoushedec1330

despitefulness1535

scornfulness1535

disdainfulness1548

contemptuousness1574

despisableness1613

despisingness1625

slightingness1683

contemptibility?1794

sneerfulness1873

sniffiness1927

snottiness1973

dismissiveness1980

1980 N.Y. Times 16 Nov. vii. 26/3 I doubt that anybody who actually lays hands on this book will incline toward dismissiveness.

1982 K. Ishiguro Pale View of Hills (1983) vii. 114 I was rather surprised at the dismissiveness of her tone.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dismissive
释义	dismissiveadj. Brit. /dɪsˈmɪsɪv/, U.S. /dəˈsmɪsɪv/ Etymology: < dismiss v. + -ive suffix. a. Of the nature of, or characterized by, dismissal; tending to dismiss; valedictory. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > [adjective] > of or relating to sending away or dismissal dimissory1581 dismissive1645 dismissing1802 1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 53 The law of Moses..only requires the dismissive writing without other caution. 1683 O. U. Parish-churches No Conventicles 32 The Ite missa, or dismissive Blessing. 1888 A. S. Wilson Lyric of Hopeless Love 131 The loves peruse the leaf To find no revelancy there Dismissive of unsolved despair. b. Tending to dismiss from consideration as insignificant; characterized by rejection, contemptuous. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adjective] > contemptuous ollinga1200 hokerfula1275 scorningc1325 deignousc1330 despitousa1340 disdainousc1374 lightlya1400 scornfula1400 despiteous14.. endeignousc1400 hathlya1425 spitefulc1440 despitefula1450 fastidious?a1475 contemptuous1534 disdainfula1542 huff-nosed1542 lightliful1552 dainful1577 contemptible1594 sdeignful1596 disdained1598 contemptful1604 contemning1605 overlookinga1619 slight1632 slightinga1637 slightya1640 despisable1644 despicable1662 sneering1692 scornful1704 saucy1716 vilipendinga1722 fastidiose1730 unappreciating1833 scorny1836 high-sniffing1837 sniffy1871 sneery1872 sneerful1880 pejorativea1888 dismissive1930 sniffish1933 fuck you1962 the mind > language > statement > refusal > [adjective] > rejecting rejective1656 non-acceptant1718 repudiative1802 dismissive1930 repudiant1930 1930 Observer 22 June 7 What gives length to his shot is the concentration of force on each moment of impact, and a similar dismissive violence is achieved when the final couplet of the Byronic mode adds witty rhyme to witty sense. 1966 Listener 27 Oct. 631/1 The visual rhetoric towards the end of the film—people drinking, listening to music, holidaying—was banal and dismissive, an unrelated flourish suggesting abstract happiness. 1974 J. I. M. Stewart Gaudy xi. 201 He produced a graciously dismissive inclination of the head. 1982 Encounter Apr. 42 Their dicta Relegated to dismissive footnotes. Derivatives disˈmissively adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adverb] > contemptuously lightlyOE scornlichec1300 despitouslyc1320 hokerfullyc1330 scornfullyc1380 despisantly1389 deignouslyc1440 scorninglyc1440 contemningly1471 a-scornc1485 disdaininglyc1485 despiteouslya1500 disdainouslya1513 disdainishly?1529 a-swash1530 contemptuously1530 disdainfullya1533 despitefully1535 disdainedly1535 contemptibly1577 snuffingly1577 floutingly1580 despisingly1591 slightly1601 indignantly1602 contemptedly1605 overly1610 slightfully1627 despicably1637 slightingly1654 contemnibly1702 sneeringly1711 slightily1740 snottily1864 sniffingly1873 sufficiently1893 sniffily1902 pooh-poohingly1903 dismissively1922 the mind > language > statement > refusal > [adverb] > by way of rejection or repudiation asidec1440 in the negative1647 disavowedly1698 rejectingly1832 dismissingly1880 dismissively1922 1922 W. J. Locke Tale of Triona vii. 70 ‘He has written a book on Russia,’ replied Olivia dryly. ‘I'm fed up with Russia,’ said Lydia dismissively. 1968 S. Hill Gentleman & Ladies i. iv. 42 ‘Some personal bits and pieces,’ he said dismissively, ‘all shares in property..jointly to be shared between my sisters.’ 1972 T. Stoppard Jumpers i. 18 She flaps a hand dismissively at the jumpers. 1985 ‘A. T. Ellis’ Unexplained Laughter 107 ‘I have a great deal to do,’ she said in a dismissively grown-up voice. Draft additions 1993 disˈmissiveness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun] > state or quality of being contemptuous deignoushedec1330 despitefulness1535 scornfulness1535 disdainfulness1548 contemptuousness1574 despisableness1613 despisingness1625 slightingness1683 contemptibility?1794 sneerfulness1873 sniffiness1927 snottiness1973 dismissiveness1980 1980 N.Y. Times 16 Nov. vii. 26/3 I doubt that anybody who actually lays hands on this book will incline toward dismissiveness. 1982 K. Ishiguro Pale View of Hills (1983) vii. 114 I was rather surprised at the dismissiveness of her tone. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1645
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