dismissively in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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When they meet in person, he rejects her advances politely but dismissively and condescendingly.
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Some made remarks such as "oh, another girl" (said dismissively).
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He thinks of her, dismissively, as "one of those girls who got through school drawing perfect margins and underlining their headings in red biro".
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They discuss dismissively while smoking cigars and having drinks.
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People dismissively say "it's my karma," suggesting that their destiny or fate is merely the luck or bad fortune of the draw.
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An electrician, fixing a dodgy power point at our house last week, sniffed dismissively at my flower arrangement.
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It seems a long way from the time a veteran journalist dismissively called him a "snotty kid" on national television two years ago.
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But he treats temps dismissively, thinking they only exist to assist regular employees with menial chores.
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I dismissively said to a friend who was recommending it to me one night.
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But when he was finished, the head coach just waved dismissively.
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