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dis·mis·sive  (ds-msv)
adj.
1. Serving to dismiss.
2. Showing indifference or disregard: a dismissive shrug.
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Adj.1.dismissive - showing indifference or disregard; "a dismissive shrug"; "the firm is dismissive of the competitor's product"; "'chronic fatigue syndrome' was known by the dismissive term 'housewife syndrome'"
uninterested - not having or showing interest; "an uninterested spectator"
2.dismissive - stopping to associate with; "they took dismissive action after the third violation"
rejective - rejecting or tending to reject; "rejective or overcritical attitudes of disappointed parents"


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