Adjective : a curt, dismissive gesture. From Dictionary.com.
"I told downtown about 'em," Coe said dismissively, meaning, she supposed, the INS. From Wordnik.com. [The Stone Monkey]
Speaking that way, kind of dismissively, gives the Democrats a bit of an opening, I think. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 6, 2001] Reference
"You're plucking at straws," he said dismissively. From Wordnik.com. [Disordered Minds]
"It's Wiley or the chair," Heath said dismissively. From Wordnik.com. [Hard Truth]
So dismissively, that his reality is just a fantasy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 17, 2003] Reference
"He should stick to nudes," said Frost dismissively. From Wordnik.com. [Frost at Christmas]
"Not something I'd do for fun," he said dismissively. From Wordnik.com. [Locked Rooms]
"It doesn't amount to diddly," Barbour said dismissively. From Wordnik.com. [Six Lessons From the Southern Republican Leadership Conference] Reference
"That was an invention of Time Warner," he says dismissively. From Wordnik.com. [King Of The Deal] Reference
"This is how Maliki gets information," he says, dismissively. From Wordnik.com. [After the ‘Surge’] Reference
She glared at him, then gestured dismissively and swung away. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady of His Own]
The rest of the movie was semi-enjoyably, dismissively pretty. From Wordnik.com. [Most memorable movie moments of summer 2010] Reference
"Your men are uninjured," he said dismissively over his punch. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of Chaos]
"These are not mine," said Ugolini, waving a hand dismissively. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: The Holy War] Reference
She waved her hand dismissively and knocked my drink into my lap. From Wordnik.com. [Land of the Blind]
"The President also spoke," some newspapers reported dismissively. From Wordnik.com. [Era Of Good Speaking] Reference
“Yeah, yeah,” Epstein says dismissively. From Wordnik.com. [Hoop Dreams, Harvard Style] Reference
That, says Ganal dismissively, would have felt too much like a minivan. From Wordnik.com. [Detroit Reloaded] Reference
She shakes her head dismissively and goes on examining my captive palm. From Wordnik.com. [the mission song]
He made a show of hastily, and dismissively, ruffling through the pages. From Wordnik.com. [CAREERS: WHY IS HE STILL SMILING?] Reference
Kronk was not the first to say he was treated dismissively by authorities. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 13, 2009] Reference
Ali notes dismissively that Seif has no college degree and has gone bankrupt. From Wordnik.com. [Waiting For His Moment] Reference
Lalji waved his hand dismissively and turned to finish securing the needleboat. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
"There's seats all over the place," he says dismissively. From Wordnik.com. [A Day in the Life of a Public Transit Mime] Reference
"There ` s 150 ethnic groups, but no one looks like Borat," he says dismissively. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 6, 2006] Reference
He just shrugged me off his neck dismissively and brought me around within reach. From Wordnik.com. [See Delphi and Die]
“Forget it,” I say, apparently a little too dismissively for my spouse's taste. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding the Female Brain] Reference
Eventually, he waved his arm dismissively at Terence and went inside the lockhouse. From Wordnik.com. [To Say Nothing of the Dog]
"There's 150 ethnic groups here, but no one looks like Borat," he says dismissively. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 31, 2006] Reference
Yet he waves at both dismissively, as if they were heading for the dustbin of history. From Wordnik.com. [YOUR NEXT COMPUTER] Reference
He might not have been treated so dismissively if he had come dressed in silk and furs. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
Chernomyrdin replied dismissively: "" I personally do not see any need for this post. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Born Again] Reference
At this, he laughed dismissively, and we proceeded to look for De Gheyn, father and son. From Wordnik.com. [The Stream and The Torrent] Reference
John McCain, at one point, referred to Barack Obama as "that man," sort of dismissively. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 8, 2008] Reference
Miniskirts and long hair -- dismissively called grenas (tangled locks) -- were scandalous. From Wordnik.com. [A Secret History] Reference
Float the hypothetical in political conversation, and people roll their eyes dismissively. From Wordnik.com. [Why Dick Cheney Should Run in 2012] Reference
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