dismissive
adjectiveTreating someone or something as unworthy of serious consideration.
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adjectiveShowing a careless or dismissive attitude toward an important matter.
condescending
adjectiveShowing a sense of superiority while appearing to be helpful or polite.
contemptuous
adjectiveShowing that someone or something is regarded as unworthy of respect.
deprecating
adjectiveExpressing disapproval or making something seem less valuable.
Expressing a low opinion
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disdainful
adjectiveShowing a belief that someone or something is unworthy of respect.
flippant
adjectiveShowing an inappropriately casual or disrespectful attitude toward a serious matter.
offhand
adjectiveCasual or informal in manner, sometimes to the point of seeming dismissive.
Casual or insufficiently considered
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pejorative
adjectiveExpressing disapproval or contempt.
Expressing disapproval
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philistine
nounA person described disparagingly as dismissive of artistic or intellectual interests.
scorn
nounOpen contempt or mocking disrespect.
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