dismissively

/dɪsˈmɪsɪvli/ adv

In a dismissive manner

Word Origin Dismissively comes from dismiss, from Latin dis- 'away' + mittere 'to send' — literally 'send away.' Dismissive means 'inclined to dismiss,' and dismissively is the adverb: doing something in a dismissive manner. The root mittere gives us mission (a sending), missile (something sent), admit (send to), commit (send together). So dismissively is like waving someone off.

adv In a dismissive manner

She waved dismissively when I suggested a compromise.

(副词) 轻蔑地;不屑地

当我提出妥协时,她轻蔑地挥了挥手。

(adverbio) despectivamente; con desdén; desdeñosamente; con desprecio [De manera despectiva]

Ella hizo un gesto despectivo con la mano cuando sugerí un compromiso.

(adverbe) dédaigneusement; avec dédain; d'un ton dédaigneux; d'un air dédaigneux [D'une manière qui exprime le rejet, le mépris ou l'indifférence.]

Elle a fait un geste **dédaigneux** de la main quand j'ai proposé un compromis.

(Adverb) abschätzig; herablassend; geringschätzig [Auf eine abweisende oder geringschätzige Weise; so, dass etwas oder jemand als unwichtig oder nicht beachtenswert behandelt wird.]

Sie winkte **dismissively** ab, als ich einen Kompromiss vorschlug.

(副詞) 軽蔑的に、無視するかのように、一顧だにしない様子で。

私が妥協案を提案したとき、彼女は軽蔑的に手を振った。

(advérbio) com desdém; desdenhosamente; com desprezo [De maneira desdenhosa; com desdém.]

Ela acenou com desdém quando sugeri um meio-termo.

Common collocations

say verb be verb to prep wave verb in prep shrug verb hand subst not adv of prep that adj refer verb as prep

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