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dismissible

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dis·miss  (ds-ms)
tr.v. dis·missed, dis·miss·ing, dis·miss·es
1. To end the employment or service of; discharge.
2. To direct or allow to leave: dismissed troops after the inspection; dismissed the student after reprimanding him.
3.
a. To stop considering; rid one's mind of; dispel: dismissed all thoughts of running for office.
b. To refuse to accept or recognize; reject: dismissed the claim as highly improbable.
4. Law To put (a claim or action) out of court without further hearing.
5. Sports
a. To eject (a player or coach) for the remainder of a game.
b. To put out (a batter) in cricket.

[Middle English dismissen, from Medieval Latin dismittere, dismiss-, variant of Latin dmittere : d-, dis-, apart; see dis- + mittere, to send.]

dis·missi·ble adj.
dis·mission (-mshn) n.
Synonyms: dismiss, boot1, bounce, can2, cashier2, discharge, drop, fire, sack1
These verbs mean to terminate the employment of: was dismissed for insubordination; was booted for being late; afraid of being bounced for union activities; wasn't canned because his uncle owns the business; will be cashiered from the army; resort workers discharged at the end of the season; was dropped for incompetence; was fired unjustly; a reporter sacked for revealing a confidential source. See Also Synonyms at eject.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dismissible - subject to dismissal; "appointed and removable by the mayor"
removable - capable of being removed or taken away or dismissed; "a removable cord"; "removable partitions"


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After all, rational people don't waste their time complaining about utterly dismissible junk (except, of course, for TV critics).
While he will never be placed in the first rank of poets and even his admirers admit that he authored much dismissible verse, Whittier, who enjoyed wide, trans-Atlantic fame in his lifetime and whose eightieth birthday was a national event, has earned a lasting place in American letters.
Older taxes would have been (and still are) dismissible through bankruptcy court.
 
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