dismissably
dismissably adverb: in a way that makes someone or something easy to dismiss.
Adverb
dismissably (comparative more dismissably, superlative most dismissably)
- In a way that makes someone or something easy to dismiss.
- Where Ringo was dismissably cute, George disturbingly strange, Paul sometimes OK but suspiciously maudlin--indeed, where Dylan was depressing, the Stones boring, and the Who moribund--John Lennon, retained our affection and somehow, particularly during the quiet years, earned more of it and gained...1988 October 7, Bill Wyman, “Reading: Lennon Mania”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2021
- He was not, for example, dismissably minor.1992, Douglas Robinson Associate Professor of English University of Mississippi, Ring Lardner and the Other, →ISBN, page 116
Forms of dismissably
| comparative | more dismissably |
|---|---|
| superlative | most dismissably |
Origin of dismissably
From dismiss + -ably.
Questions about dismissably
- What does dismissably mean?
- Dismissably means in a way that makes someone or something easy to dismiss.
- What part of speech is dismissably?
- Dismissably is an adverb.
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